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Twitchy vs Tremulous - What's the difference?

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Twitchy is a related term of tremulous.


As adjectives the difference between twitchy and tremulous

is that twitchy is susceptible to twitching a lot while tremulous is trembling, quivering, or shaking.

twitchy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • susceptible to twitching a lot.
  • (figuratively) irritable, cranky
  • * 2011 , Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/15210221.stm]
    • Johnson's contract expires in November, and four weeks as memorable for scandals off the pitch as any achievements on it will do little to appease the notoriously twitchy committee-men at the Rugby Football Union.

    tremulous

    English

    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.
  • *'>citation
  • 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.

    Synonyms

    * quaking, shaking, trembling, tremulant * timid, wavering

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