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Webster 1913 Edition

Shivery

Shiv′er-y

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Adj.
1.
Tremulous; shivering.
Mallet.
2.
Easily broken; brittle; shattery.

Webster 1828 Edition

Shivery

SHIV'ERY

,
Adj.
Easily falling inot many pieces; not firmly cohering; incompact; as shivery stone.

Definition 2024

shivery

shivery

English

Adjective

shivery ‎(comparative shiverier, superlative shiveriest)

  1. Given to shivering; tending to shiver.
    The cold night made me all shivery.
  2. Easily broken; brittle.

Etymology

shiver +‎ -y

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