- shivery
- shiv|er|y [ `ʃıvəri ] adjectiveif you feel shivery you are shivering, for example because you are cold or sick
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Shivery — Shiv er*y, a. 1. Tremulous; shivering. Mallet. [1913 Webster] 2. Easily broken; brittle; shattery. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shivery — (adj.) 1747, from SHIVER (Cf. shiver) (v.1) + Y (Cf. y) (2) … Etymology dictionary
shivery — shivery1 [shiv′ər ē] adj. easily broken into shivers, or fragments shivery2 [shiv′ər ē] adj. 1. shivering or inclined to shiver; suffering from cold, fear, etc. 2. causing or likely to cause shivering; chilling; terrifying … English World dictionary
shivery — [[t]ʃɪ̱vəri[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you are shivery, you cannot stop shivering because you feel cold, frightened, or ill. She felt shivery and a little sick … English dictionary
shivery — adjective 1. cold enough to cause shivers (Freq. 1) felt all shivery shivery weather • Similar to: ↑cold • Derivationally related forms: ↑shiver 2. provoking fear terror … Useful english dictionary
shivery — adjective Given to or tending to shiver. The cold night made me all shivery … Wiktionary
shivery — shiv|er|y [ˈʃıvəri] adj [not before noun] trembling or shaking because of cold, fear, or illness ▪ He felt shivery and nauseous … Dictionary of contemporary English
shivery — adjective trembling or shaking because of cold, fear, or illness: He felt shivery and nauseous … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
shivery — adjective she felt sick and shivery Syn: trembling, trembly, quivery, shaky, shuddering, shuddery, quavery, quaking; cold, chilly … Thesaurus of popular words
shivery — UK [ˈʃɪvərɪ] / US adjective if you feel shivery, you are shivering, for example because you are cold or ill … English dictionary