trepidatory – English adjective declension

English adjective forms of trepidatory

Adjective: trepidatory

Comparison Forms

Synthetic

Perifrastic

Comparativemore trepidatory
Superlativemost trepidatory

Sample Sentences

  • 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. [1953, Charles Egerton Osgood, Method and Theory in Experimental Psychology:]
  • 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. [2003, Laurence Gardner, Realm of the Ring Lords:]
  • Russell took his usual chair and the usual trepidatory sip, and was pleasantly surprised. [2008, David Downing, Silesian Station:]
  • 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. [1843, Captin Sir Edward Belcher RN, Narrative of a Voyage Round the World:]
  • The most severe shock lasted for 70 seconds, and combined oscillatory, trepidatory, and rotatory movement. [1882, Knowledge, volume 1:]
  • The particular trepidatory and oscillatory patterns arising from the lake bed especially afflicted high-rise buildings between six and fifteen stories. [1995, Elena Poniatowska, Aurora Camacho de Schmidt, Arthur Schmidt, Nothing, Nobody: The Voices of the Mexico City Earthquake:]

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