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Tremulous

//ˈtɹɛmjʊləs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Trembling, quivering, or shaking.

    "Tremulous on the bladed graſs ſhone bright the pearly drops, like an aſſembly of ſparkling ſtars dancing on the plains of the zodiac; vocal was every bending ſpray, every reed was inſpired, each warbling throat ſeemed to emulate the melodious voice of the bird of a thouſand ſongs."

  2. 2
    Timid, hesitant; lacking confidence.

    "In the mean time I worked on, and my labour was already considerably advanced. I looked towards its completion with a tremulous and eager hope, which I dared not trust myself to question, but which was intermixed with obscure forebodings of evil, that made my heart sicken in my bosom."

Adjective
  1. 1
    (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear wordnet

Etymology

From Latin tremulus, from tremō (“I tremble, shake”) + -ulus. Doublet of tremor and tremble. By surface analysis, tremulate + -ous.

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