Trepidant

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Trembling with fear or emotion. rare

    "The good old Duke – no, the General, called me all trepidant to him, smiled, asked my age and service, liked the wire, and passed into the village."

  2. 2
    Marked by trembling or tremor. archaic

Example

More examples

"The good old Duke – no, the General, called me all trepidant to him, smiled, asked my age and service, liked the wire, and passed into the village."

Etymology

From Latin trepidāntem.

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