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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition: |
showing or marked by fear; fearful; timid.
She had always been a timorous child, but performing on stage helped her become more confident.- synonyms:
- afraid, faint, fearful, frightened, pusillanimous, scared, shy, timid, tremulous
- antonyms:
- assured, confident, fearless
- similar words:
- coward, coy, fainthearted, retiring
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| related words: |
bashful, cowardly, fainthearted, mousy, retiring, spineless, yellow |
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| derivations: |
timorously (adv.), timorousness (n.) |
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