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Oct. 25, 2015
tremulous \TREM-yuh-luhs\ adjective
1. (of persons, the body, etc.) characterized by trembling, as from
fear, nervousness, or weakness.
2. timid; timorous; fearful.
Quotes The bridge was tremulous beneath me, and marked the tremor of
the solid earth.
-- Nathaniel Hawthorne, "My Visit to Niagara," The Dolliver Romance and
Other Pieces, 1876 Origin Tremulous stems from the Latin word tremulus
which is the adjectival form of the verb tremere meaning "to tremble."
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