tremulously

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tremulously - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Tremulous \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.
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     2. Affected with fear or timidity; trembling.
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              The tender, tremulous Christian.      --Dr. H. More.
        [1913 Webster] -- Trem"u*lous*ly, adv. --
        Trem"u*lous*ness, n.
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tremulously - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  tremulously
      adv 1: in a tremulous manner; "the leaves rustled tremulously in
             the wind"