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trepidatory, a.|trɪˈpɪdətərɪ| [f. as prec. + -ory2.] Of, pertaining to, or characterized by trepidation or tremor.
1881G. F. Rodwell in Knowledge 16 Dec. 130/2 The most severe shock lasted for 70 seconds, and combined oscillatory, trepidatory, and rotatory movement. 1890W. O'Brien When we were Boys 191 ‘You are joking’, he said, in the trepidatory tone of one who had just heard the last Trumpet was about to sound. |