The difference between Afraid and Timorous

When used as adjectives, afraid means impressed with fear or apprehension, whereas timorous means fearful.

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Afraid as an adjective (usually used [[predicative adjective, predicatively]], not [[attributive adjective, attributively]]):

Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.

Examples:

"He is afraid of death."

"He is afraid to die."

"He is afraid that he will die."
Afraid as an adjective (colloquial):

regretful, sorry

Examples:

"I am afraid I cannot help you in this matter''."