timorous

Full of apprehensiveness; timid.

Fearful; timid; shy; shrinking.

Betokening or proceeding from lack of boldness or courage; characterized by fear; weakly hesitant: as, timorous doubts.

Fearful of danger; timid; deficient in courage.

Indicating, or caused by, fear.

fearful, afraid, timid

timid by nature or revealing timidity