tremulously
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trem·u·lous
(trĕm′yə-ləs)adj.
1.
a. Marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking: tremulous hands.
b. Marked by a rapid varying between pitches or tones: a tremulous voice.
2. Timid or fearful: "the tremulous daughter who never left her father's house" (Margo Jefferson).
[From Latin tremulus, from tremere, to tremble.]
trem′u·lous·ly adv.
trem′u·lous·ness n.
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Adv. | 1. | tremulously - in a tremulous manner; "the leaves rustled tremulously in the wind" |
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