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timorous
synonyms for timorous
- apprehensive
- faint
- fainthearted
- fearful
- hesitant
- meek
- shrinking
- shuddering
- shy
- tentative
- timid
- tremulous
- unassertive
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How to use timorous in a sentence
Forget about the Second Amendment—the gun lobby, abetted by timorous Republicans, is trying to privatize law and order.
Pro-Gun Absolutism: The Gun Lobby’s Push to Privatize Law and Order | Will Marshall | April 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAlas, the sad truth is that the CIA, despite its Bourne Identity reputation, has become a timorous, risk-averse bureaucracy.
The CIA, despite its cowboy image, is in fact in many ways a timorous, risk-averse bureaucracy.
After a few days of excessive nervousness the most timorous among the women were heard to complain of the monotony of existence!
The Red Year | Louis TracyThey find it in their interest to be generous, obliging, and friendly; but to represent them as timorous sycophants is absurd.
The Chequers | James RuncimanIn such circumstances some timorous husbands go to the country or make a journey to Italy.
The Petty Troubles of Married Life, Complete | Honore de BalzacThe Chub is a very timorous fish, utterly worthless as food except during the winter months.
The Teesdale Angler | R LakelandHe opened the door, gave the timorous orphan a vigorous drive behind, and Mr. Figgins stood in the august presence.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks | Bracebridge Hemyng
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