quaverous

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

quaver +‎ -ous

Adjective[edit]

quaverous (comparative more quaverous, superlative most quaverous)

  1. quavery
    • a. 1918, Wilfred Owen, The Dread of Falling into Naught:
      Now slows the beat of Summer's dancing pulse; / Her voice has weak and quaverous undertones […]
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