trepidatious
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adjective
trep·i·da·tious
\ˌtre-pə-ˈdā-shəs\
variants: or less commonly
trepidacious
Definition of trepidatious
: feeling trepidation : apprehensive Within a couple of minutes of coming “on stage” she had an immediate rapport with the studio audience, discussing with candor what sort of questions they might have, and had the whole session in hand and us trepidatious panelists at ease. — Malcolm S. Forbes
trepidatiously
adverbFrom the M-W Editors
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Gabrielle Reece snapped on a swim cap and held out a mask to an appropriately trepidatious visitor.
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1904
First Known Use of trepidatious
1904
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