Shivery \Shiv"er*y\, a. 1. Tremulous; shivering. --Mallet. 2. Easily broken; brittle; shattery.
shivery adj 1: cold enough to cause shivers; "felt all shivery"; "shivery weather" 2: so scary as to cause chills and shudders; "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge" [syn: {chilling}, {scarey}, {scary}, {shuddery}]