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shivery

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪvəɹi/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English shiver Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English shivery From shiver + -y.

  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. Easily broken; brittle, flaky.