Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tremulous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tremulous \Trem"u*lous\, a. [L. tremulus, fr. tremere to
tremble. See {Tremble}.]
1. Shaking; shivering; quivering; as, a tremulous limb; a
tremulous motion of the hand or the lips; the tremulous
leaf of the poplar.
2. Affected with fear or timidity; trembling.
The tender, tremulous Christian. --Dr. H. More.
-- {Trem"u*lous*ly}, adv. -- {Trem"u*lous*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
tremulous
adj : (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear; "the old
lady's quavering voice"; "spoke timidly in a tremulous
voice" [syn: {quavering}]
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