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trepidant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
trep-i-dant
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Trembling with fear or emotion.

adj

Marked by trembling or tremor.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin trepidantem.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more trepidant (comparative) most trepidant (superlative)

Derived Forms

trepidancy

Phrases

paroxysmal trepidant abasia

Questions

What does trepidant mean?
Trembling with fear or emotion.
Where does trepidant come from?
From Latin trepidantem.

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