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temeroso

Meaning

fearful, distressed

Frequency

22k
Hyphenated as
te‧me‧ro‧so
Pronounced as (IPA)
/temeˈɾoso/
Etymology

In summary

By dissimilation from an older *temoroso, from temor, or possibly an Early Medieval Latin or Late Latin timorōsus, from Latin timor. Compare Portuguese temeroso, Catalan and Occitan temorós, Italian timoroso and English timorous.

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