Both Uses of
timorous
in
The Portrait of a Lady - Volume 2
- Her mother had been used to wear a Roman scarf thrown over a pair of shoulders timorously bared of their tight black velvet (oh the old clothes!)†
Chpt 44timorously = timidly
- The question was a terrible one, and Isabel took refuge in timorous vagueness.†
Chpt 45 *
Definition:
timid (fearful) or shy