[ˈtɪm(ə)rəs], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- showing or suffering from nervousness or a lack of confidence
(e.g: a timorous voice)


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Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘feeling fear’): from Old French temoreus, from medieval Latin timorosus, from Latin timor ‘fear’, from timere ‘to fear’