afraid Copy link Outline 1. tĭmĭdus (of the ordinary habit of mind2. păvĭdus (this expresses a greater degree of fear than the preceding word) • afraid: 1. tĭmĭdus (of the ordinary habit of mind: v. fearful): Codrus not a. to die for his country, Codrus pro patria non t. mori, Hor.: a. of a storm, t. procellae, Hor. 2. păvĭdus (this expresses a greater degree of fear than the preceding word): a. of swimming, p. nandi, Tac.: a. of the sea, p. maris, Lucan: v. alarmed.