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.

 

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