miedoso

Spanish

Etymology

From miedo +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mjeˈdoso/ [mjeˈð̞o.so]

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• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: mie‧do‧so

Adjective

miedoso (feminine miedosa, masculine plural miedosos, feminine plural miedosas)

1. (colloquial) fearful, timid, tremulous

   Synonyms: temeroso, medroso

Related terms

• miedo

 

Noun

miedoso m (plural miedosos)

1. scaredy-cat, coward

Further reading

• “miedoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10