Timorous - Jet Word

word of the day Friday | 28 Jan 2022

Timorous

[ti-mer-ruhs]

Adjective Latin, Middle English - early to mid 14th century

Definition: Fearful, timid, lacking courage or boldness.
Examples of word Timorous in a sentence: “A reporter once said that the ‘CIA, despite its cowboy image, is in fact in many ways a timorous, risk-averse bureaucracy.’”
Did you Know?: The words “timorous” and “timid” resemble each other because they both come from the Latin verb “timēre” meaning “to fear.”

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