SHIVERY

chilling, scary, shivery, shuddery

(adjective) provoking fear terror; “a scary movie”; “the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge”

shivery

(adjective) cold enough to cause shivers; “felt all shivery”; “shivery weather”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

shivery (comparative shiverier, superlative shiveriest)

Given to shivering; tending to shiver.

Easily broken; brittle.

Source: Wiktionary


Shiv"er*y, a.

1. Tremulous; shivering. Mallet.

2. Easily broken; brittle; shattery.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

31 January 2025

DISPERSION

(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”


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