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quiversome en · ADJ

Etymology

From quiver + -some.

Meanings

1. Characterised or marked by quivering.
   • She turned towards the door, leaving Mr Sweetley face to face with that bustle, more quiversome than ever. 2012, Edwina Preston, The Inheritance of Ivorie Hammer:
   • A stroke had paralyzed her and twisted her face so that her lips did not meet evenly, making her kisses quiversome and unpleasant on my cheek. 1990, Pablo Medina, Exiled memories: a Cuban childhood, page 66:
   • Ig would have lived in the trough tub, but her lips went blue and quiversome after only a few minutes in even tepid water. 2016, Claire Vaye Watkins, Gold Fame Citrus:

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