paventoso

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Italian

Etymology

From pavento +‎ -oso.

Adjective

paventoso (feminine paventosa, masculine plural paventosi, feminine plural paventose)

  1. (literary) timorous, timid, fearful
    Synonyms: timoroso, pauroso

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