Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Causing shivers; trembling: Describes something that makes a person shiver, either from cold or from fear.
   • Characterized by shivering: Describes a state or feeling of trembling, often due to cold, illness, or strong emotion.

Usage

• Used to describe a physical sensation of cold that causes trembling.
• Used to describe an emotional reaction, such as fear or excitement, that causes a similar physical trembling.
• Often describes weather conditions that are cold enough to induce shivering.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • After falling into the lake, I felt shivery and wrapped myself in a blanket.
  • The ghost story was so spooky it left me feeling shivery.
  • It's a shivery morning; you'll need your coat.

Advanced Usage

• "all shivery": A common colloquial phrase emphasizing the state of shivering.
  • The fever made him feel all shivery and weak.

Variants and Related Words

• Shiver (verb/noun): To tremble, or the act of trembling.
  • A shiver ran down my spine.
• Shudder (verb/noun): To tremble convulsively, typically from fear or revulsion.
  • She shuddered at the thought.

Synonyms

• Chilly: Uncomfortably cool.
• Tremulous: Shaking or quivering slightly.
• Creepy: Causing an unpleasant feeling of fear or unease.

Different Meanings

• While primarily describing a physical reaction to cold or fear, in some older or literary contexts, it can describe something fragile or easily broken into shards, though this usage is now rare. The core modern meaning relates to causing or experiencing shivers.

Adjective

1. provoking fear terror
   • a scary movie
   • the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge
2. cold enough to cause shivers
   • felt all shivery
   • shivery weather