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Temerarious vs Timorous - What's the difference?

temerarious | timorous |

As adjectives the difference between temerarious and timorous

is that temerarious is recklessly daring or bold while timorous is fearful, afraid, timid.

temerarious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Recklessly daring or bold

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "temerarious")

    Synonyms

    * audacious

    Related terms

    * temerity

    External links

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    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