trepidatious

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English

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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trepidatious (comparative more trepidatious, superlative most trepidatious)

  1. In a state of trepidation; fearful.
    • 2020, Sophie Kinsella, Love Your Life, Dial Press, →ISBN:
      He looks a little trepidatious too, and we both laugh awkwardly as he nears me.
    • 2023 February 27, Elle Hunt, “‘Don’t make Frasier best friends with Elon Musk!’ Writers and comics offer their reboot tips”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
      Factor in Grammer’s outspoken Trumpism, which complicates the legacy of his defining role, and fans may be forgiven for feeling trepidatious.

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