tremulous

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The patient had, in fact, what is known as a tremulous iris, a condition that is seen in cases where the crystalline lens has been extracted for the cure of cataract, or where it has become accidentally displaced, leaving the iris unsupported.

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  1. adjective Marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking.
  2. adjective Timid or fearful; timorous.

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  • The patient had, in fact, what is known as a tremulous iris, a condition that is seen in cases where the crystalline lens has been extracted for the cure of cataract, or where it has become accidentally displaced, leaving the iris unsupported. —  The Mystery of 31 New Inn
  • The elder brother's voice was tremulous, and his anxious eye asked his younger brother what he meant to do. —  Pierre and Jean
  • Sweet and tremulous, the voice sounded far away. —  The Last Trail
  • Glad answered for her with a tremulous -- yes it was a TREMULOUS -- giggle, —  The Dawn of a To-morrow
  • Lilian was still tremulous, and she listened with an intensity which gave her a look of pain. —  Denzil Quarrier
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  1. From Latin tremulus, from tremere, to tremble.

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  1. =Spanish trémulo =Portuguese tremulo =Italian tremulo, tremolo, from Latin tremulus, shaking, quivering, from tremere, shake, tremble: see tremble.
 

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