tremulous

tremulous [trem-yuh-luhs] SynonymsExamplesWord Origin adjective

1. (of persons, the body, etc.) characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness.
2. timid; timorous; fearful.
3. (of things) vibratory, shaking, or quivering.
4. (of writing) done with a trembling hand.

Origin of tremulous 1605–15; Latin tremulus, equivalent to trem(ere) to tremble + -ulus adj. suffixRelated formstrem·u·lous·ly, adverbtrem·u·lous·ness, nounun·trem·u·lous, adjectiveun·trem·u·lous·ly, adverbun·trem·u·lous·ness, nounSynonyms for tremulous 1. faltering, hesitant, wavering. 2. frightened; afraid. Examples from the Web for tremulously Historical Examples of tremulously

Else why should the bearers stagger, as they tremulously uphold the coffin?

Main Street

Nathaniel Hawthorne

“Anybody can move that waiter that’s a mind to,” she said, tremulously.

Meadow Grass

Alice Brown

“I care for only one thing in this world,” he said, tremulously.

The Gentleman From Indiana

Booth Tarkington

“You may understand some things before that,” Mrs. Adams said, tremulously.

Alice Adams

Booth Tarkington

“I’ll do anything you wish me to, Bartley,” she said tremulously.

Alexander’s Bridge and The Barrel Organ

Willa Cather and Alfred Noyes

British Dictionary definitions for tremulously tremulous adjective

1. vibrating slightly; quavering; tremblinga tremulous voice
2. showing or characterized by fear, anxiety, excitement, etc

Derived Formstremulously, adverbtremulousness, nounWord Origin for tremulous C17: from Latin tremulus quivering, from tremere to shake Word Origin and History for tremulously tremulous adj.

1610s, from Latin tremulus “shaking, quivering,” from tremere (see tremble).

tremulously in Medicine tremulous [trĕm′yə-ləs] adj.

1. Characterized by tremor.

Related formstrem′u•lous•ness n.