TREMULOUS Meaning of TREMULOUS in English [ 'trɛmjʊləs ]■ adjective shaking or quivering slightly. ↘timid; nervous.Derivatives~ly adverb~ness noun OriginC17: from L. tremulus (from tremere 'tremble') + -ous . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004