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timous

timous is the alternative spelling of timeous.

Meaning of timeous

Adjective

timeous (not comparable)

  1. (Scotland, South Africa, especially) In sufficient time; timely; in (its) proper time or season.
    • We sincerely hope, however, that a timeous and speedy adoption of energetic and conciliatory measures will waft such a dreadful calamity far distant from our homes, and restore that confidence in society so necessary for the welfare of a commercial community.1831, The Radical Reformer's Currycomb; Or, Scrub for Scrub, page 2

Forms of timous

comparativemore timous
superlativemost timous

Questions about timous

What is timous the alternative spelling of?
Timous is the alternative spelling of timeous.

Words near timous in the dictionary

  1. timothy grass
  2. Timothy syndrome
  3. timourous
  4. timourously
  5. timourousness
  6. timous
  7. timously
  8. TIMP
  9. Timp.
  10. timpan
  11. timpana

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