Meaning of trepidatory | Babel Free

Definitions

1. That trepidates, or that causes trepidations.
2. Of an earthquake, having a vertical, up-and-down motion, as opposed to a horizontal, side-to-side motion.

Examples

“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.”

“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.”

“Russell took his usual chair and the usual trepidatory sip, and was pleasantly surprised.”

“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.”

“The most severe shock lasted for 70 seconds, and combined oscillatory, trepidatory, and rotatory movement.”

“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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