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trepidative

trepidative adjective: causing or having the quality of trepidation.

Adjective

trepidative (comparative more trepidative, superlative most trepidative)

  1. (nonstandard, rare) Causing or having the quality of trepidation.
    • Trepidative moments trailed off around him, the broad beam of the moon bewitched him.2007, Mark Cody, Mosquitoes Don't Drink Rakia

Forms of trepidative

comparativemore trepidative
superlativemost trepidative

Questions about trepidative

What does trepidative mean?
Trepidative means causing or having the quality of trepidation.
What part of speech is trepidative?
Trepidative is an adjective.

Words near trepidative in the dictionary

  1. trepidating
  2. trepidation
  3. trepidations
  4. trepidatious
  5. trepidatiously
  6. trepidative
  7. trepidatory
  8. trepidities
  9. trepidity
  10. trepidly
  11. trepidness

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