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What does trepidatory mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word trepidatory? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  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.
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Russell took his usual chair and the usual trepidatory sip, and was pleasantly surprised.
The particular trepidatory and oscillatory patterns arising from the lake bed especially afflicted high-rise buildings between six and fifteen stories.
The most severe shock lasted for 70 seconds, and combined oscillatory, trepidatory, and rotatory movement.

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