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shiversome en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• shĭv'ərsəm rhotic
• /ˈʃɪvəsəm/ non-rhotic
• /ˈʃɪvəɹsəm/ rhotic

Etymology

From shiver + -some.

Meanings

1. Characterised or marked by shivering.
   • The Mourning After brings you a shiversome story from a suicidal teenager. 2015, Celina Grace, Sanctuary: A Kate Redman Mystery:
   • My best subject was the nature table, because I brought in the shiversome newts with their uterine flanged backs. I was moderately bullied. There were kids more noticeably tormentable than me. 2016, A. A. Gill, Pour Me a Life:

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