Both Uses of
timorous
in
David Copperfield
- 'She had been summat timorous and down,' said Mr. Peggotty, and had sat, at first, a little way off, at her spinning, or such work as it was, when Em'ly talked to the children.†
Chpt 49-51
- And the ladies,' observed Mr. Chillip, timorously, 'are great observers, sir.'†
Chpt 58-60 *
Definition:
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(timorous) timid (fearful) or shy