trepidatory

adjective

a) That trepidates, or that causes trepidations

Unfortunately, like Guthrie he has never given a formal statement of his principles, and it is therefore up to the reader to ferret out these things for himself — always a trepidatory procedure.

b) An earthquake with an vertical, up-and-down motion, as opposed to a horizontal, side-to-side motion.

This was all very good news for the Church bishops because the shapeshifting werewolf had a limited trepidatory function, especially in places like England where wolves were generally unknown, although some existed then to the north in Scotland.