trepidatory

English

Adjective

trepidatory (comparative more trepidatory, superlative most trepidatory)

That trepidates, or that causes trepidations.
- 1953, Charles Egerton Osgood, Method and Theory in Experimental Psychology
  Unfortunately, like Guthrie he has never given a formal statement of his principles, and it is therefore up to the reader to ferret out these things for himself — always a trepidatory procedure.
- 2003, Laurence Gardner, Realm of the Ring Lords
  This was all very good news for the Church bishops because the shapeshifting werewolf had a limited trepidatory function, especially in places like England where wolves were generally unknown, although some existed then to the north in Scotland.
- 2008, David Downing, Silesian Station
  Russell took his usual chair and the usual trepidatory sip, and was pleasantly surprised.
Of an earthquake, having a vertical, up-and-down motion, as opposed to a horizontal, side-to-side motion.
- 1843, Captin Sir Edward Belcher RN, Narrative of a Voyage Round the World
  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.
- 1882, Knowledge, volume 1
  The most severe shock lasted for 70 seconds, and combined oscillatory, trepidatory, and rotatory movement.
- 1995, Elena Poniatowska, Aurora Camacho de Schmidt and Arthur Schmidt, Nothing, Nobody: The Voices of the Mexico City Earthquake
  The particular trepidatory and oscillatory patterns arising from the lake bed especially afflicted high-rise buildings between six and fifteen stories.

单词	trepidatory
释义	trepidatory English Adjective trepidatory (comparative more trepidatory, superlative most trepidatory) That trepidates, or that causes trepidations. 1953, Charles Egerton Osgood, Method and Theory in Experimental Psychology Unfortunately, like Guthrie he has never given a formal statement of his principles, and it is therefore up to the reader to ferret out these things for himself — always a trepidatory procedure. 2003, Laurence Gardner, Realm of the Ring Lords This was all very good news for the Church bishops because the shapeshifting werewolf had a limited trepidatory function, especially in places like England where wolves were generally unknown, although some existed then to the north in Scotland. 2008, David Downing, Silesian Station Russell took his usual chair and the usual trepidatory sip, and was pleasantly surprised. Of an earthquake, having a vertical, up-and-down motion, as opposed to a horizontal, side-to-side motion. 1843, Captin Sir Edward Belcher RN, Narrative of a Voyage Round the World 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. 1882, Knowledge, volume 1 The most severe shock lasted for 70 seconds, and combined oscillatory, trepidatory, and rotatory movement. 1995, Elena Poniatowska, Aurora Camacho de Schmidt and Arthur Schmidt, Nothing, Nobody: The Voices of the Mexico City Earthquake The particular trepidatory and oscillatory patterns arising from the lake bed especially afflicted high-rise buildings between six and fifteen stories.
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