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English
Etymology
Italian timoroso
Adverb
timoroso (not comparable)
- (music) (To be played) in a timid, hesitant manner.
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Italian
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Etymology
From Medieval Latin or Late Latin timorōsus, from Latin timor; probably altered from the older form temoroso, now obsolete. Compare Catalan and Occitan temorós, Portuguese and Spanish temeroso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ti.moˈro.zo/, (traditional) /ti.moˈro.so/
- Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
- Hyphenation: ti‧mo‧ró‧so
Adjective
timoroso (feminine timorosa, masculine plural timorosi, feminine plural timorose)
- afraid, fearful, skittish, timorous
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