prae-trĕpĭdus, a, um, adj., trembling very much (post-Aug.).
I Lit.: cor, palpitating , throbbing , Pers. 2, 52.—
II Transf., trembling greatly , very anxious , disquieted : praetrepidus vixit, Suet. Tib. 63: Romam praetrepidus rediit, id. Ner. 41.