Antonyms for tremorous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : trem-er, tree-mer |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtrɛm ər, ˈtri mər |
Definition of tremorous
Origin :- late 14c., "terror," from Old French tremor "fear, terror" (13c.), from Latin tremorem (nominative tremor) "a trembling, terror," from tremere (see tremble). Sense of "an involuntary shaking" first recorded 1610s and probably represents a re-introduction from Latin.
- As in palsied : adj crippled
- As in shaky : adj trembling
- Even now, putting out her tremorous feeler, she shrank back from his refusal.
- Extract from : « The Combined Maze » by May Sinclair
- Nanna grasped the hands held out to her, hanging her head on one side, and smiling her tremorous, bashful smile.
- Extract from : « The Helpmate » by May Sinclair
Synonyms for tremorous
- all aquiver
- aquake
- aquiver
- arthritic
- ashake
- atonic
- debilitated
- disabled
- diseased
- faltering
- fluctuant
- helpless
- infirm
- insecure
- jellylike
- jerry-built
- jittery
- nervous
- neurasthenic
- not set
- paralytic
- paralyzed
- precarious
- quaking
- quivery
- rattletrap
- rheumatic
- rickety
- rocky
- rootless
- sclerotic
- shaking
- shaky
- sick
- spastic
- tottering
- tottery
- trembling
- tremorous
- tremulous
- tumbledown
- unfirm
- unsettled
- unsound
- unstable
- unsteady
- unsure
- vacillating
- wavering
- weak
- wobbly
- yielding
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