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timidsome

timidsome adjective: characterised or marked by timidness; shyful.

Adjective

timidsome (comparative more timidsome, superlative most timidsome)

  1. Characterised or marked by timidness; shyful
    • He was a timidsome sort of man and Jinnie had to call sharp 'afore he come out, but come he did, all of a tremble.1913, Alfred Edward Thomas Watson, The Badminton Magazine of Sports and Pastimes
    Synonyms:
    fearful

Synonyms of timidsome

Forms of timidsome

comparativemore timidsome
superlativemost timidsome

Origin of timidsome

From timid + -some.

Questions about timidsome

What does timidsome mean?
Timidsome means characterised or marked by timidness; shyful.
What part of speech is timidsome?
Timidsome is an adjective.

Words near timidsome in the dictionary

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

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