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Trepid

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Timid; timorous.

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adj. timid, timorous, fearful

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Trembling; quaking.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Trembling from fear or terror; quaking: opposed to intrepid.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. timid by nature or revealing timidity

Word Usage

"Executives in financial services and technology are the most cutthroat in collecting intelligence about competitors, while pharmaceutical executives and government officials are the most trepid, according to a recent survey."

Equivalent

timid

Antonym

intrepid

Form

trepidly trepidity

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

trembling quaking