shivery en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈʃɪvəɹi/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English shiver Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English shivery From shiver + -y.
Meanings
-
Given to shivering; tending to shiver.
Within are the ferret hutches, warm and dry; for the ferret is a shivery creature, and likes nothing so well as to nozzle down in a coat-pocket with a little hay.
1878 June, R[ichard] J[efferies], “The Man Himself—His House, and Tools”, in The Gamekeeper at Home: Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC, page 2:The cold night made me all shivery.
- (archaic) Easily broken; brittle, flaky.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shiveriest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| shiverier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |