I.restless, agitated, anxious, solicitous, disturbed, alarmed, in a state of trepidation, etc. (not. freq. in prose till the Aug. per.; “perh. not at all in Cic. and Cæs.): tum trepidae inter se coëunt pennisque coruscant (apes),” in a hurry, Verg. G. 4, 73; so, “Dido,” id. A. 4, 642 Serv.: “hic galeam tectis trepidus rapit,” id. ib. 7, 638; “9, 233: trepidi improviso metu,” Sall. J. 97, 5; cf.: “curia maesta ac trepida ancipiti metu,” Liv. 2, 24, 3: “Romae nocturnus terror ita ex somno trepidam repente civitatem excivit,” id. 8, 37, 6: “trepidi formidine portas Explorant,” Verg. A. 9, 169; Just. 2, 13, 9. — ( β ) With gen.: “illae (apes) intus trepidae rerum per cerea castra Discurrunt,” Verg. A. 12, 589: “Messenii trepidi rerum suarum,” Liv. 36, 31, 5; so, “rerum suarum,” id. 5, 11, 4: “salutis,” Sil. 12, 13: “admirationis ac metus,” Tac. A. 6, 21 fin.: “tubarum,” Stat. Th. 11, 325. —
b. Of things: “illud (ferrum) in trepidā submersum sibilat unda,” Ov. M. 12, 279 (Merkel, tepidā); cf.: “et foliis undam trepidi despumat aheni,” i. e. bubbling, foaming, Verg. G. 1, 296: “venae,” Ov. M. 6, 389: “pes,” id. ib. 4, 100: “ōs,” id. ib. 5, 231: “vultus,” id. ib. 4, 485: “cursus,” Verg. A. 4, 672: “terror,” Lucr. 5, 41: “metus,” Ov. Tr. 3, 1, 54; Plin. 2, 7, 5, § 15: “tumultus belli,” Lucr. 3, 846: “certamen,” Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 48: “motus,” Ov. M. 8, 606: “fletus,” id. ib. 4, 673: “in re trepidā,” in a critical situation, perilous juncture, Liv. 1, 27, 7; 4, 46, 8; 26, 5, 7; cf. in plur.: “in trepidis rebus,” id. 4, 17, 8; 4, 56, 8; Tib. 2, 3, 21; Hor. C. 3, 2, 5; Sil. 7, 1; cf. Sall. J. 91, 5: “incerta et trepida vita,” Tac. A. 14, 59; so, “vita,” id. ib. 4, 70 fin.: “litterae,” i. e. announcing danger, bringing alarming news, Curt. 7, 1, 36; so, “nuntius,” Just. 31, 2, 8.—Adv.: trĕpĭdē , hastily, in a state of confusion or alarm, with trepidation: “trepide concursans,” Phaedr. 2, 5, 2: “classis trepide soluta,” Liv. 22, 31, 5; so, “relictis castris,” id. 7, 11, 1: “deserta stativa,” id. 10, 12, 6: “trepide anxieque certare,” Suet. Ner. 23.