Trem″u‐lous (?), a. [L. tremulus, fr. tremere to tremble. See Tremble.] 1. Shaking; shivering; quivering; as, a tremulous limb; a tremulous motion of the hand or the lips; the tremulous leaf of the poplar.
2. Affected with fear or timidity; trembling.
The tender, tremulous Christian. Dr. H. More.
— Trem″u‐lous‐ly, adv. — Trem″u‐lous‐ness, n.