timidest
superlative form of timid: most timid
Source: Wiktionary
Tim"id, a. Etym: [L. timidus, fr. timere to fear; cf. Skr. tam to become breathless, to become stupefief: cf. F. timide.]
Definition: Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy. Poor is the triumph o'er the timid hare. Thomson.
Syn.
– Fearful; timorous; afraid; cowardly; pusillanimous; faint- hearted; shrinking; retiring.
– Tim"id*ly, adv.
– Tim"id*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 November 2024
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
