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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

tremulus

, fr.

tremere

to tremble. See

Shaking; shivering; quivering;

as, a

tremulous

limb; a

tremulous

motion of the hand or the lips; the

tremulous

leaf of the poplar

Affected with fear or timidity; trembling.

The tender,

tremulous

Christian.

Dr. H. More.

–

Trem′u-lous-ly

adv.

–

Trem′u-lous-ness

Noun.

Adj.

[L. tremulus, from tremo, to tremble.]

Trembling; affected with fear or timidity; as a trembling christian.

Shaking; shivering; quivering; as a tremulous limb; a tremulous motion of the hand or the lips; the tremulous leaf of the poplar.