shivery

¹

[shiv-uh-ree]

adjective

1. inclined to or characterized by shivers, shiver, quivers, or tremors.

2. causing shivering. shiver.

shivery

²

[shiv-uh-ree]

adjective

1. readily breaking into shivers shiver or fragments; brittle.

shivery

/ ˈʃɪvərɪ /

adjective

1. inclined to shiver or tremble

2. causing shivering, esp through cold or fear

Word History and Origins

Origin of shivery¹

First recorded in 1740–50; shiver ¹ + -y ¹

Origin of shivery²

First recorded in 1675–85; shiver ² + -y ¹

Example Sentences

This shivery “True Detective,” subtitled “Night Country,” premieres on Jan. 14.

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Watching most true-crime dramas, a lot of women will needle themselves with a shivery thought: This could happen to me.

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To give the day its due, in the early hours, Saturday flaunted other shivery attributes.

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But seen here, at comic-strip scale, they radiate imaginative esprit, thanks to the wonderful linear style — shivery and filigree-fine — of an 8th century artist who signed his name.

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Also, our 30-degree low was exactly average — for most of shivery January.

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