You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
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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