tremulous
adj/ˈtɹɛmjʊləs/UK/ˈtɹɛmjuləs/US
Etymology
From Latin tremulus, from tremō (“to tremble, shake”) + -ulus. Doublet of tremor and tremble. By surface analysis, tremulate + -ous.
- borrowed from tremulus
Definitions
Trembling, quivering, or shaking.
- From the high tree the blossom wavering fell, / And over them the tremulous isles of light / Slided, they moving under shade: […]
- The trying nature of his position drove the blood from his cheek, and made his lips tremulous.
Timid, hesitant
Timid, hesitant; lacking confidence.
- “You have lived here long?” Felix asked, with tremulous interest, as he took a seat on the bench under the big tree, towards which his new host politely motioned him.
- This, hard on the heels of the death of Julia Child in 2004, makes one tremulous about the future.
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Derived
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA