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Adjective (2)
- cold enough to cause shivers“felt all shivery”“shivery weather”Opposite hotSimilar cold
- provoking fear or terror“a scary movie”“the most terrible and shuddery … tales of murder and revenge”Synonyms: chillingscaryshudderyOpposite unalarmingSimilar alarmingSee also spoopy
Related words shiver noun, quiver noun
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Shiv′er·y adjective
1. Tremulous; shivering. David Mallet
2. Easily broken; brittle; shattery.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54