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Timorous vs Frightful - What's the difference?

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Timorous is a related term of frightful.


As adjectives the difference between timorous and frightful

is that timorous is fearful, afraid, timid while frightful is (obsolete): full of fright; affrighted; frightened.

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

    frightful

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Alternative forms

    * frightfull (archaic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete): Full of fright; affrighted; frightened.
  • *
  • Full of that which causes fright; exciting alarm; impressing terror; shocking; as, a frightful chasm, or tempest; a frightful appearance.
  • (Used as an intensifier)
    • We wasted a frightful amount of money on renovations.

    Synonyms

    * terrible * dreadful * alarming * fearful * terrific * awful * horrid * horrible * shocking