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shivery

[shiv-uh-ree]

adjective

inclined to or characterized by shivers, quivers, or tremors.

causing shivering.

Origin:
1740–50; shiver¹ + -y¹

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

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adjective

readily breaking into shivers or fragments; brittle.

Origin:
1675–85; shiver² + -y¹

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shivery (ˈʃɪvərɪ)

—*adj*
1.	inclined to shiver or tremble
2.	causing shivering, esp through cold or fear

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