"trepidatious" meaning in English

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          "text": "He looks a little trepidatious too, and we both laugh awkwardly as he nears me.",
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          "ref": "2023 February 27, Elle Hunt, “‘Don’t make Frasier best friends with Elon Musk!’ Writers and comics offer their reboot tips”, in The Guardian, →ISSN",
          "text": "Factor in Grammer’s outspoken Trumpism, which complicates the legacy of his defining role, and fans may be forgiven for feeling trepidatious.",
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        "In a state of trepidation; fearful."
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