- shivery
- I. adjective Date: 1683 easily broken into shivers II. adjective Date: 1747 1. characterized by shivers 2. causing shivers
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Shivery — Shiv er*y, a. 1. Tremulous; shivering. Mallet. [1913 Webster] 2. Easily broken; brittle; shattery. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shivery — (adj.) 1747, from SHIVER (Cf. shiver) (v.1) + Y (Cf. y) (2) … Etymology dictionary
shivery — shivery1 [shiv′ər ē] adj. easily broken into shivers, or fragments shivery2 [shiv′ər ē] adj. 1. shivering or inclined to shiver; suffering from cold, fear, etc. 2. causing or likely to cause shivering; chilling; terrifying … English World dictionary
shivery — [[t]ʃɪ̱vəri[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you are shivery, you cannot stop shivering because you feel cold, frightened, or ill. She felt shivery and a little sick … English dictionary
shivery — adjective 1. cold enough to cause shivers (Freq. 1) felt all shivery shivery weather • Similar to: ↑cold • Derivationally related forms: ↑shiver 2. provoking fear terror … Useful english dictionary
shivery — adjective Given to or tending to shiver. The cold night made me all shivery … Wiktionary
shivery — shiv|er|y [ˈʃıvəri] adj [not before noun] trembling or shaking because of cold, fear, or illness ▪ He felt shivery and nauseous … Dictionary of contemporary English
shivery — shiv|er|y [ ʃıvəri ] adjective if you feel shivery you are shivering, for example because you are cold or sick … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shivery — adjective trembling or shaking because of cold, fear, or illness: He felt shivery and nauseous … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
shivery — adjective she felt sick and shivery Syn: trembling, trembly, quivery, shaky, shuddering, shuddery, quavery, quaking; cold, chilly … Thesaurus of popular words
shivery — UK [ˈʃɪvərɪ] / US adjective if you feel shivery, you are shivering, for example because you are cold or ill … English dictionary
