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Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for timorous

timid by nature or revealing timidity

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Like a shot from a rifle he charged upon the filly; but the snapped twig had been enough to startle the timorous quarry, so that they were in instant flight simultaneously with Numa's charge.
'Timorous?' said Mr Flintwinch, turning his head to retort, as he went before with the candle.
Jane's frame of mind was naturally depressed and timorous, having been affected by Miranda's gloomy presages of evil to come.
"Alas, excellency," returned Bertuccio, joining his hands, and shaking his head in a manner that would have excited the count's laughter, had not thoughts of a superior interest occupied him, and rendered him attentive to the least revelation of this timorous conscience.
It is a subject of remark, that quarrelsome and restless characters invariably seek the companionship of gentle, timorous dispositions, as if the former sought, in the contrast, a repose for their own ill-humor, and the latter a protection for their weakness.
The company has a number of brands including its popular Remarkable Regional Malts range that includes The Epicurean, Timorous Beastie, Scallywag, Rock Island, and Big Peat, which we all had the pleasure of sampling during the event.
Realistically, many chinks still remain in Pakistan's cricketing armour: playing for personal glory rather than for the team, glaring lack of aggressive hitters, needless run outs, 'butterfingers' fielding, and a usually timorous and defensive, rather than an attacking, playing mindset.
Breaking loose from the emblematic typecast of timorous and introverted girls, Chammi is a force to be reckoned with, as she is both determined and ambitious.
The timorous immigrant boy who decided the best way to learn about his new home was to bake his way through its history and customs.
Time to stop being so timorous and roll up our sleeves, re-awaken the British bulldog spirit and show the world what we are capable of.
I could see Bryan was as disinclined as I was, every bit as timorous, when it came to poking the little corpses about.
It's heartening to note, however, that more unexpected casting decisions are being made this season, with 'surprising' successes at the box office that have made more timorous producers and directors re-think their own casting options and decisions.
"I cannot think how I could have done anything without him, and, as knowing how timorous and utterly unready I am, therefore doubtless God gave him to me.
Aided and abetted by the timorous Trade Union Congress, which didn't even bother to organise a national demonstration, the Tories have pushed through perhaps the most regressive legislation against trade union activities on the European continent and we're supposed to roll over and take it.