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timidous

/ˈtɪmɪdəs/

timidous adjective: timid.

Adjective

timidous (comparative more timidous, superlative most timidous)

  1. (obsolete) timid
    • lets the timidous miscarry1662 (indicated as 1663), [Samuel Butler], “[The First Part of Hudibras]”, in Hudibras. The First and Second Parts. […], London: […] John Martyn and Henry Herringman, […], published 1678; republished...

Forms of timidous

comparativemore timidous
superlativemost timidous

Questions about timidous

What does timidous mean?
Timidous means timid.
What part of speech is timidous?
Timidous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce timidous?
Timidous is pronounced /ˈtɪmɪdəs/.

Words near timidous in the dictionary

  1. timidest
  2. timidities
  3. timidity
  4. timidly
  5. timidness
  6. timidous
  7. timidsome
  8. Timika
  9. timing
  10. timing belt
  11. timing belts

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