timeous

[ tahy-muhs ]

adjective

, Chiefly Scot.

1. timely; sufficiently early.

timeous

/ ˈtaɪməs /

adjective

1. in good time; sufficiently early

   a timeous warning

Derived Forms

• ˈtimeously, adverb

Other Words From

• timeous·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of timeous¹

1425–75; time + -ous; replacing late Middle English ( Scots ) tymys ( -ish ¹ )

Word History and Origins

Origin of timeous¹

C15: Scottish; see time , -ous

Example Sentences

Timeous and dubiety are bad, simply as not authorized by any but local usage.

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Wait on for God's timeous salvation; ask not when, or how long?

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I may be disappointed in my own, of which you shall have equally timeous notice.

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Timeous in the morning of August 22d, an express was sent off to Lochiel to command his attendance.

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I ever judged it better that there should be a little timeous bloodletting than that a whole people should perish.

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Related Words

• auspicious
• convenient
• favorable
• felicitous
• propitious
• timely
• well-timed