the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Tremulous; shivering.
adj. Easily broken; brittle; shattery.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Easily falling into shivers or small fragments; not firmly cohering; brittle.
Pertaining to or resembling a shiver or shivering; characterized by a shivering motion: as, a shivery undulation.
Inclined or disposed to shiver.
Causing shivering; chill.
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adj. provoking fear terror
adj. cold enough to cause shivers
Word Usage
"Max was not up in matters pertaining to ghosts in general, and could only make a guess at emitting the proper kind of sound; but really it did seem quite "shivery," even to the boy responsible for making it."