trepidatious

trep·i·da·tion

  (tr?p’?-d?’sh?n)   

n.  

1. A state of alarm or dread; apprehension. See Synonyms at fear.
2. An involuntary trembling or quivering.

[Latin trepid?ti?, trepid?ti?n-, from trepid?tus, past participle of trepid?re, to be in a state of confusion, from trepidus, anxious.]
trep’i·da’tious (-sh?s) adj.

“trepidatious.” The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. 06 Feb. 2010. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/trepidatious>.

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