timorousness

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It’s not that her timorousness doesn’t make sense, given events, but she’s so relentlessly belittled, in both the writing and direction, that it’s hard to have any real sympathy for her.

From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2015

The first indication of this book’s spark lies in its account of his timorousness at leaving journalism behind.

From New York Times • May 11, 2011

The opening night in the metropolis of Bozeman, Mont., dauntless Adam coughed away timorousness, tapped his baton, swung into full-rounded and accurate melody.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mrs. Gallito, all timorousness again, beat her hands lightly together, in a distressful flurry.

From The Black Pearl by Woodrow, Wilson, Mrs.

This surrender provoked the liveliest indignation, and men called the treaty of Northampton the "shameful peace," and ascribed it to the treachery or timorousness of the queen and her paramour.

From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by Hunt, William