WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
time•ous
(tī′məs),USA pronunciation adj. [Chiefly Scot.]
- Scottish Termstimely.
- 1425–75; time + -ous; replacing late Middle English (Scots) tymys (see -ish1)
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