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timid (fearful) or shy
- ...the group, peeping timorously over each other's shoulders, beheld no more formidable object than poor little Oliver Twist,Chapter 28 — Looks after Oliver, and Proceeds with His Adventures (85% in)
timorously = timidly
(editor's note: In this context, peeping is a synonym for looking.)
(editor's note: In this context, peeping is a synonym for looking.)
There are no more uses of "timorous" in Oliver Twist.
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