Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trepidatious

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: trep-i-da-tious
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In a state of trepidation; fearful.

Example Sentences

"Hilda looked up from the papers she had been busy with as he entered -- in fact, made a guilty and trepdatious attempt at sweeping them out of sight, which suggested a weakness entirely foreign to her."
"He looks a little trepidatious too, and we both laugh awkwardly as he nears me."
"Factor in Grammer’s outspoken Trumpism, which complicates the legacy of his defining role, and fans may be forgiven for feeling trepidatious."

Etymology

From, or as if, trepidate + -ious; see trepidation for more.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: trepidate

Inflected Forms

more trepidatious (comparative) most trepidatious (superlative)

Derived Forms

trepidatiously trepidatiousness

Questions

What does trepidatious mean?: In a state of trepidation; fearful.
Where does trepidatious come from?: From, or as if, trepidate + -ious; see trepidation for more.

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