TIMID

timid. Timid, a. timorous, fearful, destitute of courage

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Tim″id (?), a. [[L. timidus, fr. timere to fear; cf. Skr. tam to become breathless, to become stupefief: cf. F. timide.]] Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy. Poor is the triumph o'er the timid hare. Thomson. Syn. — Fearful; timorous; afraid; cowardly; pusillanimous; faint-hearted; shrinking; retiring. — Tim″id‐ly, adv. — Tim″id‐ness, n.