trepidant
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of trepidant
1890–95; < Latin trepidant-, stem of trepidāns, present participle of trepidāre; trepidation, -ant
Example Sentences
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"Nam veluti pueri trepidant, atque omnia cœcis �In tenebris metuunt, sic nos in luce timemus �Interdum, nihilo qu� sunt metuenda magis, quam �Qu� pueri in tenebris pavitant, finguntque futura."
From Trevethlan: Volume 1 A Cornish Story. by Watson, William Davy
Tunc quoque, cum pax est, trepidant formidine belli….
From The Essays of Montaigne — Volume 17 by Cotton, Charles
Tunc quoque, cum pax est, trepidant formidine belli....
From The Essays of Montaigne — Complete by Montaigne, Michel de
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