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Adj. timorous* * *fearful; chicken-livered; timorous; timid; chicken-hearted* * *fụrcht|sam ['fʊrçtzaːm]adjtimid, timorous* * *(afraid: a fearful look.) fearful* * *furcht·sam[ˈfʊrçtza:m]* * *1.Adjektiv timid; fearful2.adverbial timidly; fearfully* * *furchtsam adj timorous* * *1.Adjektiv timid; fearful2.adverbial timidly; fearfully* * *adj.fearful adj.timid adj.timorous adj.tremulous adj. adv.fearfully adv.timidly adv.timorously adv. -
2 ängstlich
I Adj. nervous; (schüchtern) timid; (besorgt) anxious; (unruhig) uneasy, jittery umg.; (peinlich) scrupulousII Adv.: ängstlich bemüht oder darauf bedacht zu (+ Inf.) anxious to (+ Inf.) ängstlich gehütetes Geheimnis jealously guarded secret* * *timorous; anxious; chicken-livered; nervous; fearful; scared; worrying; chicken-hearted; frightened; apprehensive; timid; afraid* * *ạ̈ngst|lich ['ɛŋstlɪç]1. adj1) (= verängstigt) anxious, apprehensive; (= schüchtern) timid, timorous2) (= übertrieben genau) particular, fastidious2. adv* * *1) anxiously4) (easily frightened; nervous; shy: A mouse is a timid creature.) timid* * *ängst·lich[ˈɛŋstlɪç]I. adj1. (verängstigt) frightened2. (besorgt) worried* * *1.1) (verängstigt) anxious; apprehensive2) (furchtsam, schüchtern) timorous; timid3) (besorgt) worried; anxious2.1) (verängstigt) anxiously; apprehensively2) (besorgt) anxiously3) (übermäßig genau) meticulously* * *A. adj nervous; (schüchtern) timid; (besorgt) anxious; (unruhig) uneasy, jittery umg; (peinlich) scrupulousB. adv:ängstlich gehütetes Geheimnis jealously guarded secret* * *1.1) (verängstigt) anxious; apprehensive2) (furchtsam, schüchtern) timorous; timid3) (besorgt) worried; anxious2.1) (verängstigt) anxiously; apprehensively2) (besorgt) anxiously3) (übermäßig genau) meticulouslyängstlich bemüht od. darauf bedacht sein, etwas zu tun — be at great pains to do something
* * *adj.afraid adj.anxious (about, for) expr.anxious adj.fearful adj.scared adj.scary adj.scrupulous adj.timid adj. adv.anxiously adv.scrupulously adv.timidly adv. -
3 kleinmütig
Adj. faint-hearted, timid; (niedergeschlagen) despondent* * *pusillanimous* * *klein|mü|tig [-myːtɪç]1. adjfainthearted, timid2. advtimidly* * *klein·mü·tig[ˈklainmy:tɪç]* * *Adjektiv (geh.) faint-hearted; timid* * ** * *Adjektiv (geh.) faint-hearted; timid -
4 schüchtern
I Adj. shy; (verschämt) bashful; (zaghaft) timid; schüchterner Versuch hesitant attempt; ( seid) nur nicht schüchtern! umg. come on, don’t be shy!, no need to hold back!II Adv. shyly; (verschämt) bashfully; (zaghaft) timidly; schüchtern (an) lächeln give s.o. a shy smile; und er, gar nicht schüchtern,... umg. and he, bold as brass,...* * *coy; shy; sheepish; bashful; timid; diffident; shamefaced; timorous* * *schụ̈ch|tern ['ʃʏçtɐn]1. adjshy; (= scheu auch) bashful2. advshyly; (= scheu auch) bashfully* * *1) coyly2) ((pretending to be) shy: She gave her brother's friend a coy smile.) coy3) diffidently4) (not confident.) diffident5) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) shy* * *schüch·tern[ˈʃʏçtɐn]1. (gehemmt) shy* * *1.1) shy <person, smile, etc.>; shy, timid <voice, knock, etc.>2.1) shyly; <knock, ask, etc.> timidly2) (fig.): (zaghaft) tentatively; cautiously* * *schüchterner Versuch hesitant attempt;(seid) nur nicht schüchtern! umg come on, don’t be shy!, no need to hold back!schüchtern (an)lächeln give sb a shy smile;und er, gar nicht schüchtern, … umg and he, bold as brass, …* * *1.1) shy <person, smile, etc.>; shy, timid <voice, knock, etc.>2.1) shyly; <knock, ask, etc.> timidly2) (fig.): (zaghaft) tentatively; cautiously* * *adj.bashful adj.coy adj.diffident adj.sheepish adj.shy n. adv.bashfully adv.coyly adv.diffidently adv.sheepishly adv.shyly adv. -
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1. afraid2. anxious3. anxiously4. fearful5. fearfully6. nervous7. nervously8. scared9. scrupulous10. scrupulously11. timid12. timidly13. timorous14. tremulous -
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1. fearful2. fearfully3. timid4. timidly5. timorous6. timorously7. tremulous
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Timorous — Tim or*ous, a. [LL. timorosus, from L. timor fear; akin to timere to fear. See {Timid}.] 1. Fearful of danger; timid; deficient in courage. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Indicating, or caused by, fear; as, timorous doubts. The timorous apostasy of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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timorous — [tim′ər es] adj. [ME tymerouse < MFr timoreus < ML timorosus < L timor, fear] 1. full of or subject to fear; timid 2. showing or caused by timidity SYN. AFRAID timorously adv. timorousness n … English World dictionary
timorous — [[t]tɪ̱mərəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as timorous, you mean that they are frightened and nervous of other people and situations. [LITERARY] He is a reclusive, timorous creature. Syn: timid 2) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you… … English dictionary
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timorous — timorously, adv. timorousness, n. /tim euhr euhs/, adj. 1. full of fear; fearful: The noise made them timorous. 2. subject to fear; timid. 3. characterized by or indicating fear: a timorous whisper. [1400 50; late ME < ML timorosus (L timor (s.… … Universalium
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