Adjective

(er)

nervy, jumpy, on edge

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Adjective

(en adjective)

Trembling, quivering, or shaking.

* 1850 , , The Scarlet Letter , ch. 3:

The trying nature of his position drove the blood from his cheek, and made his lips tremulous .

* 1919 , , A Man Four-Square , ch. 27:

"Thank God!" he cried brokenly, all the pent emotion of the long night vibrant in his tremulous voice.

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Timid, hesitant, or unconfident.

* 1891 , , The Great Taboo , ch. 15:

"You have lived here long?" Felix asked, with tremulous interest, as he took a seat.

* 2009 Oct. 7, , " Opinion: Gourmet to All That," New York Times (retrieved 18 Aug 2012):

This, hard on the heels of the death of Julia Child in 2004, makes one tremulous about the future.