'Timorously' definitions:

Definition of 'timorously'

(from WordNet)
adverb
In a timorous and trepid manner [syn: timorously, trepidly]

Definition of 'Timorously'

From: GCIDE
  • Timorous \Tim"or*ous\, a. [LL. timorosus, from L. timor fear; akin to timere to fear. See Timid.]
  • 1. Fearful of danger; timid; deficient in courage. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Indicating, or caused by, fear; as, timorous doubts. "The timorous apostasy of chuchmen." --Milman. [1913 Webster] -- {Tim"or*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Tim"or*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

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