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timorous (adjective), more timorous, most timorous
1. Characterized by or indicating fear: Young Timothy cried out with a timorous voice while sleeping when he had a nightmare that he was drowning in the ocean near where he was living in California.
2. Etymology: from Latin timor, "fear"; from timeo, "to be afraid".
Referring to being easily frightened.
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