trepidantadj.
rare.
Trepidating, trembling with fear or agitation.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > excitement > nervous excitement > [adjective] > nervously excited or agitated
high-wrought1579
feverous1587
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fevereda1657
tumultuous1667
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antsy-pantsy1944
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amped1967
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the mind > emotion > fear > physical symptoms of fear > [adjective] > shuddering with fear
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tremorful1901
the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [adjective] > trembling or quivering > from cold, infirmity, or emotion
quakingOE
shaking?c1225
shivering1577
shrugginga1586
shivery1837
shaky1850
trepidant1891
1891 P. C. Knapp in Jrnl. Nerv. & Mental Dis. 18 673 (title) Astasia-abasia, with the report of a case of paroxysmal trepidant abasia associated with paralysis agitans.
1892 Black & White 2 July 2/2 In either party are many trepidant hopes and fears.
1907 F. Thompson Sel. Poems 50 Its keys are at the cincture hung of God, Its gates are trepidant to His nod.
Derivatives
ˈtrepidancy n. the quality of trepidating.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > fear > apprehension > [noun] > state of trepidation
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twit1891
swivet1892
flat spin1917
the mind > emotion > fear > physical symptoms of fear > [noun] > shudder or shuddering > state of tremulous agitation
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twitteration1775
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trepidancy1840
1840 E. A. Poe Fall House of Usher (new ed.) in Tales of Grotesque & Arabesque I. 82 Futile struggles to overcome an habitual trepidancy.
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