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shiversome

Syllables: shiv·er·some/ˈʃɪvəɹsəm/

shiversome adjective: characterised or marked by shivering.

Adjective

shiversome (comparative more shiversome, superlative most shiversome)

  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

Forms of shiversome

comparativemore shiversome
superlativemost shiversome

Origin of shiversome

From shiver + -some.

Questions about shiversome

What does shiversome mean?
Shiversome means characterised or marked by shivering.
What part of speech is shiversome?
Shiversome is an adjective.
How do you pronounce shiversome?
Shiversome is pronounced /ˈʃɪvəɹsəm/.

Words near shiversome in the dictionary

  1. shivering owl
  2. shivering owls
  3. shiveringly
  4. shiverings
  5. shivers
  6. shiversome
  7. shivery
  8. shives
  9. shiving
  10. Shivini
  11. Shivite

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