Category:Tremulous

Trem"u*lous, a. Etym: [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.