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timorsome

/ˈtɪməsəm/ UK
/ˈtɪməɹsəm/ US

Rhymes with -ɪmə(ɹ)səm

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Alteration of timor(ous) + -some.

adjective more timorsome · most timorsome · timbersome · timersome · timmersome

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

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@misc{timorsome_2026,
  title = {timorsome},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/timorsome},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}