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Tumorous vs Timorous - What's the difference?

tumorous | timorous |

As adjectives the difference between tumorous and timorous

is that tumorous is pertaining to or having the appearance of a tumor while timorous is fearful, afraid, timid.

tumorous

English

Alternative forms

* tumourous

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pertaining to or having the appearance of a tumor.
  • Covered with tumors.

    • 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