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• timorous — [[t]tɪ̱mərəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as timorous, you mean that they are frightened and nervous of other people and situations. [LITERARY] He is a reclusive, timorous creature. Syn: timid 2) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you… …   English dictionary

• fraid|y cat — «FRAY dee», U.S. Slang. (used by children) a person who is easily frightened; timorous person …   Useful english dictionary

• Aps — This interesting surname, of Anglo Saxon origin, is either a topographical name for someone who lived near an aspen tree, or a nickname for a timorous person, deriving from the Middle English apse (Olde English oeps , oespe ), meaning aspen .… …   Surnames reference

• Asp — This interesting surname, of Anglo Saxon origin, is either a topographical name for someone who lived near an aspen tree, or a nickname for a timorous person, deriving from the Middle English apse (Olde English oeps , oespe ), meaning aspen .… …   Surnames reference

• Epps — This interesting surname, of Anglo Saxon origin, is either a topographical name for someone who lived near an aspen tree, or a nickname for a timorous person, deriving from the Middle English apse (Olde English oeps , oespe ), meaning aspen .… …   Surnames reference

• Happs — This interesting surname, of Anglo Saxon origin, is either a topographical name for someone who lived near an aspen tree, or a nickname for a timorous person, deriving from the Middle English apse (Olde English oeps , oespe ), meaning aspen .… …   Surnames reference

• Aspey — This interesting name has two possible origins, the first being a topographic name for someone who lived by an aspen tree deriving from the Olde English pre 7th Century aepse itself a transposed form of aespe meaning aspen . The surname from this …   Surnames reference

• Aspy — This interesting name has two possible origins, the first being a topographic name for someone who lived by an aspen tree deriving from the Olde English pre 7th Century aepse itself a transposed form of aespe meaning aspen . The surname from this …   Surnames reference

• Esby — This most interesting and rare surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and has three possible interpretations, from the Olde English pre 7th Century aeps, aespe , Middle English apse , aspen. The Scottish placename Esbie , is composed of this element,… …   Surnames reference

• Espie — This most interesting and rare surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and has three possible interpretations, from the Olde English pre 7th Century aeps, aespe , Middle English apse , aspen. The Scottish placename Esbie , is composed of this element,… …   Surnames reference

• Espy — This most interesting and rare surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and has three possible interpretations, from the Olde English pre 7th Century aeps, aespe , Middle English apse , aspen. The Scottish placename Esbie , is composed of this element,… …   Surnames reference