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timorsome, a. Now dial.|ˈtɪməsəm|
Also 7–9 timer-, timour-, erron. timber-, (8 timbor-, 8–9 timmor-).
[app. f. timor-ous, timer-ous, with substitution of -some suffix for -ous; cf. burthen-ous, burthen-some, quarrel-ous, quarrel-some, and esp. humorous, humoursome (but humour was in common English use, which timor was not).]
1. Subject to or characterized by fear; timorous, timid.
1599–1600G. Ruggle Club Law i. iv, Impossible for a man to be a..Headsman..that is timbersome or afraid. 1602Segar Hon. Mil. & Civ. i. xxx. 39 The second was impotent of his feet, and the third timersome. a1652Brome Covent Gard. v. i, I never saw a man so timoursome. 1749Fielding Tom Jones viii. viii, He is a timborsome Man every Body knows. 1818Scott Let. to D. Terry 30 Apr., in Lockhart, Last night..the very same noise occurred. Mrs. S., as you know, is rather timbersome, so up got I, with Beardie's broadsword under my arm... But nothing was out of order. 1840Marryat Poor Jack xxii, A mighty timorsome sort of young chap he appeared for to be. 1897Baring-Gould Bladys xxvi, I'm forced, when feeling timorsome of nights, to bolt my door.
2. Inspiring fear, fearful, dreadful; = timorous 2. rare.
1894Blackmore Perlycross 191 It looks..so..strange and ungodly, and—and so timoursome. |