shiv|er|y

shiv|er|y
shiv|er|y1 «SHIHV uhr ee, SHIHV ree», adjective.
1. quivering from or as if from cold, fear, or excitement; shivering: »

Shivery, we had another drink; climbed into the car, and moved on (Atlantic).

2. inclined to shiver, especially from cold: »

... the frail, shivery…little being, enveloped in a tangle of black silk wraps (Harriet Beecher Stowe).

3. chilly: »

shivery weather.

4. causing shivers, especially from fear: »

a shivery experience.

[< shiver1 + -y1]
shiv|er|y2 «SHIHV uhr ee, SHIHV ree», adjective.
apt to shatter or split; brittle.
[< shiver2 + -y1]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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