Timorous
81Faintest — Faint Faint (f[=a]nt), a. [Compar. {Fainter} ( [ e]r); superl. {Faintest}.] [OE. feint, faint, false, faint, F. feint, p. p. of feindre to feign, suppose, hesitate. See {Feign}, and cf. {Feint}.] 1. Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to… …
82Faint-hearted — Faint heart ed, a. Wanting in courage; depressed by fear; easily discouraged or frightened; cowardly; timorous; dejected. [1913 Webster] Fear not, neither be faint hearted. Is. vii. 4. {Faint heart ed*ly}, adv. {Faint heart ed*ness}, n. [1913… …
83Faint-heartedly — Faint hearted Faint heart ed, a. Wanting in courage; depressed by fear; easily discouraged or frightened; cowardly; timorous; dejected. [1913 Webster] Fear not, neither be faint hearted. Is. vii. 4. {Faint heart ed*ly}, adv. {Faint heart ed*ness} …
84Faint-heartedness — Faint hearted Faint heart ed, a. Wanting in courage; depressed by fear; easily discouraged or frightened; cowardly; timorous; dejected. [1913 Webster] Fear not, neither be faint hearted. Is. vii. 4. {Faint heart ed*ly}, adv. {Faint heart ed*ness} …
85Faintling — Faint ling, a. Timorous; feeble minded. [Obs.] A fainting, silly creature. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] …
86Fearful — Fear ful (f[=e]r f[.u]l), a. 1. Full of fear, apprehension, or alarm; afraid; frightened. [1913 Webster] Anxious amidst all their success, and fearful amidst all their power. Bp. Warburton. [1913 Webster] 2. Inclined to fear; easily frightened;… …
87Fearsome — Fear some (f[=e]r s[u^]m) a. 1. Frightful; causing fear. [Scotch] This fearsome wind. Sir W. Scott [1913 Webster] 2. Easily frightened; timid; timorous. A silly fearsome thing. B. Taylor [1913 Webster] …
88Hare-hearted — Hare heart ed ( h[aum]rt [e^]d), a. Timorous; timid; easily frightened. Ainsworth. [1913 Webster] …
89Milk-livered — Milk liv ered, a. White livered; cowardly; timorous. [1913 Webster] …
90Sheepish — Sheep ish, a. 1. Of or pertaining to sheep. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Like a sheep; bashful; over modest; meanly or foolishly diffident; timorous to excess. [1913 Webster] Wanting change of company, he will, when he comes abroad, be a sheepish or… …