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SHIVERY

• SHIVERY (adjective)
The adjective SHIVERY has 2 senses:

1. cold enough to cause shivers
2. so scary as to cause chills and shudders

Familiarity information: SHIVERY used as an adjective is rare.

• SHIVERY (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Cold enough to cause shivers

Context examples:

felt all shivery / shivery weather

Similar:

cold (used of physical coldness; having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

So scary as to cause chills and shudders

Synonyms:

chilling; scarey; scary; shuddery; shivery

Context example:

the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge

Similar:

alarming (causing alarm or fear)

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