timorous

/TIM-er-us/adjective

showing nervousness or a lack of courage

A timorous knock barely sounded on the door.
Synonyms
timid, fearful, apprehensive
Antonyms
bold, intrepid
Memory hook
timor (fear): fear in the fingertips.

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