ˈtrepidant, a. rare.
[ad. L. trepidānt-em, pr. pple. of trepidāre to trepidate.]
Trepidating, trembling with fear or agitation.
| 1891 [see abasia]. 1892 Black & White 2 July 2/2 In either party are many trepidant hopes and fears. 1907 F. Thompson Sel. Poems 50 Its keys are at the cincture hung of God, Its gates are trepidant to His nod. |
Hence ˈtrepidancy, the quality of trepidating.
| 1845 Poe Tales, Fall of Ho. Usher, Futile struggles to overcome an habitual trepidancy. |