pavid

adj.
Exhibiting or experiencing fear; timid.

[Latin pavidus, from pavēre, to fear.]

(PAV-id)

adjective
Timid; fearful.

Etymology
From Latin pavere (to be frightened). Ultimately from the Indo-European root pau- (to cut, stroke, or stamp) that is also the source of amputate, compute, dispute, and count.]

Usage
"Ah remember his filthy bearded face twisted with terror, his pavid hands trembling, his pathetic sobbing." — Nick Cave; And the Ass Saw the Angel; Black Spring Press; 1989.

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afraid; timid