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Ridden vs Timorous - What's the difference?

ridden | timorous |

As adjectives the difference between ridden and timorous

is that ridden is full of while timorous is fearful, afraid, timid.

As a verb ridden

is past participle of lang=en.

ridden

English

Etymology 1

See (verb)

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Full of.
  • Oppressed by.
    • Usage notes
    * Usually used as combining form: guilt-ridden, etc.

    Etymology 2

    See

    Verb

    (head)
    • English irregular past participles

    timorous

    English

    Alternative forms

    * timourous (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • fearful, afraid, timid
  • * by
    • Wee sleekit, cowrin', tim'rou s beastie,
    Oh, what a panic's in thy breastie!
  • * , Episode 16
    • He turned a long you are wrong gaze on Stephen of timorous dark pride at the soft impeachment with a glance also of entreaty for he seemed to glean in a kind of a way that it wasn't all exactly.

    Synonyms

    * (fearful) fearful, shy, timid

    Antonyms

    * (fearful) daredevil, dauntless, reckless