Associations to the word «Shivery»

Wiktionary

SHIVERY, adjective. Given to shivering; tending to shiver.
SHIVERY, adjective. Easily broken; brittle.

Dictionary definition

SHIVERY, adjective. Cold enough to cause shivers; "felt all shivery"; "shivery weather".
SHIVERY, adjective. Provoking fear terror; "a scary movie"; "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats