adjective
- causing or experiencing trembling from cold or fear
- easily broken into small pieces; fragile
Usage: less common
Examples
- The cold wind made her feel shivery and uncomfortable.
- He got a shivery feeling when he heard the ghost story.
- The fever left him weak and shivery.
- The old wood was shivery and fell apart easily.
- She wrapped herself in a blanket to stop feeling so shivery.
- The shivery sensation ran down his spine.
- The shivery bark peeled off the dead tree.