timidsome

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adjective

Characterised or marked by timidness; shyful

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fearful
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Meanings

adjectivetimidsome (comparative more timidsome, superlative most timidsome)

comparative more timidsome · superlative most timidsome

  1. Characterised or marked by timidness; shyful

    He was a timidsome sort of man and Jinnie had to call sharp 'afore he come out, but come he did, all of a tremble.

    1913, Alfred Edward Thomas Watson, The Badminton Magazine of Sports and Pastimes

    Synonyms: fearful

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCharacterised or marked by timidness; shyful

Similar
fearful

Origin

From timid + -some.

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APA

timidsome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/timidsome

MLA

“timidsome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/timidsome. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “timidsome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/timidsome.

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