timorously
adverb
timorously is spelled T-I-M-O-R-O-U-S-L-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, timorously means “In a timorous manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in timorously?
| Letters | 10: T-I-M-O-R-O-U-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is timorously?
Timorously appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of timorously
- more timorously comparative
- most timorously superlative
- timourously
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does timorously mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a timorous manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does timorously come from?
From timorous + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).