Trepidatory
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Trepidatory is an adjective meaning That trepidates, or that causes trepidations.
Meaning
That trepidates, or that causes trepidations.
More Meanings
- Of an earthquake, having a vertical, up-and-down motion, as opposed to a horizontal, side-to-side motion.
Example Sentences
Russell took his usual chair and the usual trepidatory sip, and was pleasantly surprised.
The most severe shock lasted for 70 seconds, and combined oscillatory, trepidatory, and rotatory movement.
The particular trepidatory and oscillatory patterns arising from the lake bed especially afflicted high-rise buildings between six and fifteen stories.
This [earthquake] was felt at Mexico at precisely the same hour, lasting there about one minute and a half, the motion there being undulatory, but at Acapulco trepidatory.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include trepidative, trepidatious, trepidacious, trepidant, trepid, tremulant.
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