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SHIVERY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Provoking fear terror
Example:
the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge
Synonyms:
chilling; scary; shivery; shuddery
Classified under:
Similar:
alarming (frightening because of an awareness of danger)
Derivation:
shiver (an almost pleasurable sensation of fright)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Cold enough to cause shivers
Example:
shivery weather
Classified under:
Similar:
cold (having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration)
Derivation:
shiver (a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement)
