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The definition of shivery is someone who is shaking from cold or fear.

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An example of someone shivery is a frightened child.

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See shivery in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

easily broken into shivers, or fragments

adjective

shivering or inclined to shiver; suffering from cold, fear, etc.
causing or likely to cause shivering; chilling; terrifying

See shivery in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Trembling, as from cold or fear.
Causing shivers; chilling.

adjective

Easily broken; brittle.

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