Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Wanting boldness or daring; timorous; fearful.

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Examples

  • There, after all is ended, the enchantment too shall end, and the misventurous lady and her imprisoned knight shall both be set free.

    Anna St. Ives Thomas Holcroft 1777

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