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timorous
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synonyms: pusillanimous, craven, poltroon, pavid, retromingent, recreant ???
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Definition:nervous; timid; diffident
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"Love those that hate you…." Darya Alexandrovna whispered timorously.
Leo Tolstoy. Anna Karenina (Translated by Constance Garnett)
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My first two blows were too weak and timorous.
Diana Gabaldon. Outlander (1991)
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His pale-grey eyes flitted timorously from face to face, and turned quickly away again when he caught anyone’s eye.
George Orwell. 1984 (1949)
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