shivery

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
15
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈʃɪvəɹi/

Definition of shivery

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Given to shivering; tending to shiver.
    “The cold night made me all shivery.”
    “Within are the ferret hutches, warm and dry; for the ferret is a shivery creature, and likes nothing so well as to nozzle down in a coat-pocket with a little hay.”
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adj

  1. Given to shivering; tending to shiver.
    “The cold night made me all shivery.”
    “Within are the ferret hutches, warm and dry; for the ferret is a shivery creature, and likes nothing so well as to nozzle down in a coat-pocket with a little hay.”
  2. (archaic)Easily broken; brittle, flaky.

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Etymology

From shiver + -y.

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