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quiv|er|y
quiv|er|y «KWIHV uhr ee», adjective.
shivery; tremulous: »

She clung to him in the dances…and afterwards hinted of a mood which made Clyde a little quivery and erratic (Theodore Dreiser).


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  • quiv|er — quiv|er1 «KWIHV uhr», verb, noun. –v.i. to shake with a slight but rapid motion; shiver; tremble: »The dog quivered with excitement. Her lip quivered like that of a child about to cry (Booth Tarkington). SYNONYM(S): See syn. under shake. (Cf.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • quiv|ered — «KWIHV uhrd», adjective. 1. furnished with a quiver. 2. held in a quiver …   Useful english dictionary

  • quiv|er|ful — «KWIHV uhr ful», noun, plural fuls. 1. as much or as many as a quiver can hold. 2. Figurative. a sizable number or quantity: »Armed with a bad temper and a quiverful of sarcastic rejoinders... (Atlantic) …   Useful english dictionary

  • e|quiv´o|cal|ness — e|quiv|o|cal «ih KWIHV uh kuhl», adjective. 1. having two or more meanings; ambiguous: »His equivocal answer was so vague that we could not tell what his real opinion was. SYNONYM(S): doubtful. 2. undecided; uncertain: »Nothing was decided… …   Useful english dictionary

  • e|quiv´o|cal|ly — e|quiv|o|cal «ih KWIHV uh kuhl», adjective. 1. having two or more meanings; ambiguous: »His equivocal answer was so vague that we could not tell what his real opinion was. SYNONYM(S): doubtful. 2. undecided; uncertain: »Nothing was decided… …   Useful english dictionary

  • e|quiv|o|cal — «ih KWIHV uh kuhl», adjective. 1. having two or more meanings; ambiguous: »His equivocal answer was so vague that we could not tell what his real opinion was. SYNONYM(S): doubtful. 2. undecided; uncertain: »Nothing was decided because the result… …   Useful english dictionary

  • un´e|quiv´o|cal|ness — un|e|quiv|o|cal «UHN ih KWIHV uh kuhl», adjective. 1. containing no trace of doubt or ambiguity; clear and straightforward in meaning or purpose; blunt and plain; clear: »unequivocal hostility, an unequivocal refusal. 2. not inclined to temporize …   Useful english dictionary

  • un´e|quiv´o|cal|ly — un|e|quiv|o|cal «UHN ih KWIHV uh kuhl», adjective. 1. containing no trace of doubt or ambiguity; clear and straightforward in meaning or purpose; blunt and plain; clear: »unequivocal hostility, an unequivocal refusal. 2. not inclined to temporize …   Useful english dictionary

  • un|e|quiv|o|cal — «UHN ih KWIHV uh kuhl», adjective. 1. containing no trace of doubt or ambiguity; clear and straightforward in meaning or purpose; blunt and plain; clear: »unequivocal hostility, an unequivocal refusal. 2. not inclined to temporize, compromise, or …   Useful english dictionary

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