Trepid

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  • adjective. Timid; timorous.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Trembling from fear or terror; quaking: opposed to intrepid.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Trembling; quaking.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. timid, timorous, fearful
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. timid by nature or revealing timidity
  • Word Usage
    "Executives in financial services and technology are the most cutthroat in collecting intelligence about competitors, while pharmaceutical executives and government officials are the most trepid, according to a recent survey."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    intrepid  
    Equivalent
    timid  
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