Definition of shivery Shivery

shiv•er•y

We found 7 definitions of shivery from 4 different sources.

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What does shivery mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

shivery, shiverier, shiveriest

shivery - cold enough to cause shivers; "felt all shivery"; "shivery weather"
  cold lacking the warmth of life; "cold in his grave"
shivery - provoking fear terror; "a scary movie"; "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge"
  chilling, scarey, scary, shuddery
  alarming frightening because of an awareness of danger
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • shivery (Adjective)
    Given to shivering; tending to shiver.
  • shivery (Adjective)
    Easily broken; brittle.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • shivery (a.)
    Tremulous; shivering.
  • shivery (a.)
    Easily broken; brittle; shattery.

Part of speech

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  • shivery, adjective.

Pronunciation

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