timorato

adj.

timorous, timid, easily frightened.

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timorato

► adjetivo

1 (tímido) shy, timid

2 (mojigato) prudish

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ADJ

1) (=tímido) lily-livered, spineless

2) (=mojigato) sanctimonious, prudish

3) (=que teme a Dios) God-fearing

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I

-ta adjetivo

1) (temeroso) spineless, gutless

2) (mojigato) prudish

II

-ta masculino, femenino

1) (temeroso) coward

2) (mojigato) prude

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= shy [shier/shyer -comp., shiest/shyest -sup.], timid, timorous.

Ex. One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be.

Ex. We will not accomplish that by being timid or by giving our profession a fresh coat of paint.

Ex. Even on his pet subject of mathematics, Wilson is a timorous exegete.

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I

-ta adjetivo

1) (temeroso) spineless, gutless

2) (mojigato) prudish

II

-ta masculino, femenino

1) (temeroso) coward

2) (mojigato) prude

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= shy [shier/shyer -comp., shiest/shyest -sup.], timid, timorous.

Ex: One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be.

Ex: We will not accomplish that by being timid or by giving our profession a fresh coat of paint.

Ex: Even on his pet subject of mathematics, Wilson is a timorous exegete.

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timorato¹ -ta

adjective

A (temeroso) spineless, gutless

B (mojigato) prudish

timorato² -ta

masculine, feminine

A (temeroso) wimp (colloq), coward

es un timorato he's a wimp o a coward, he has no guts

B (mojigato) prude

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timorato,-a adjetivo
1 God-fearing
2 weak, feeble-spirited
'timorato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
timorata
English:
wet

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timorato, -a adj

1. [mojigato] prudish

2. [tímido] fearful

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timorato

I adj

1 (mojigato) prudish

2 (tímido) gutless, spineless

II m, timorata f

1 (mojigato) prude

2 (persona tímida) wimp fam , coward

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timorato, -ta adj

1) : timorous

2) : sanctimonious