1. Experiencing or showing fear.
2. Extremely distressing; SYN. frightful, terrible.
3. Timid by nature or revealing timidity; SYN. timorous, trepid.

ETYM Latin timidus, from timere to fear; cf. Skr. tam to become breathless, to become stupefief: cf. French timide.
1. Contemptibly timid.
2. Showing fear and lack of confidence.

1. Of a timid disposition; fearful
2. Expressing or suggesting timidity

ETYM Latin tremulus, from tremere to tremble. Related to Tremble.
1. Shaking; shivering; quivering; trembling.
2. Affected with fear or timidity; trembling.

1. In an alarming manner.
2. In fear.

Shyly, bashfully; fearfully

In a timorous and trepid manner; SYN. trepidly.