timorous

• “Where our difficulties lie, and what prompts the fears of the timorous, is in the fact that we have not made commensurate advances in every sector of human knowledge.”

  The Contribution of Creative Chemistry to the Humanities

• “There is, indeed, a kind of timorous atheism in the man who dares not trust God to render all efforts to interpret his Word—and what is criticism but interpretation?”

  Style.

• “A divided Europe, which includes a timorous Germany and an Italy preoccupied with the prime minister's bunga bunga parties, will yield.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Washington's Dithering on Libya

• “But cajoling the more timorous to leave the building's downstairs social area to venture upstairs, on time, to a place where discipline is expected needs more effort.”

  The Guardian: Belshazzar's Feast; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Christmas project – review

• “But seeing as you asked in such a gratifyingly timorous manner, I'll give you a three word clue: Topshop gift certificate.”

  The Guardian: What should I get my 14-year-old niece for Christmas?

• “She is timorous and excited, elated and at the same time frightened.”

  Jack London Play: The Birth Mark

• “Though unperturbed by the footfalls of the chance pedestrian, he was as keyed up and sensitive and ready to be startled as any timorous deer.”

  JUST MEAT

• “There was no threat in that reach, nothing tentative nor timorous.”

  CHAPTER 1

• “Er, they weren't asked by timorous analysts. @r4today.”

  The Guardian: Apple announces record profits of $6bn as Steve Jobs hails 'phenomenal' sales

• “Actually the scripts by Arthur Julian, Howard Merrill, Tom Adair, James B. Allardyce and others were generally brilliant, especially when navigating the awkward matter of the innate character of the “fictional Hekawi,” who whilst undoubtedly timorous were nevertheless shown to be at least canny, but more often shrewd:”

  We're the Hekawi

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