timorsome en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɪməsəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈtɪməɹsəm/ (General-American)
Etymology
Alteration of timor(ous) + -some.
Meanings
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(Scotland, dated) Easily frightened; timorous.
Maister Mordaunt , is as tender as ony man's in my degree ; but she is something of a timorsome nature , cannot abide angry folk
1822, [Walter Scott], The Pirate. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| timersome | alternative | lexicographic | |
| timbersome | alternative | lexicographic | |
| timmersome | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most timorsome | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more timorsome | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |