trepidatious

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

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.

Derived terms

• trepidatiously
• trepidatiousness