| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | trem·u·lous |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  tr m y -ls |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking. 2. Timid or fearful; timorous. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Latin tremulus, from tremere, to tremble. | | OTHER FORMS: | tremu·lous·ly —ADVERB
tremu·lous·ness —NOUN
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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