shiversome

English

Etymology

From shiver +‎ -some.

Pronunciation

  • (rhotic) enPR: shĭv'ərsəm, IPA(key): /ˈʃɪvəɹsəm/
  • (non-rhotic) IPA(key): /ˈʃɪvəsəm/
  • Rhymes: -ɪvə(ɹ)səm
  • Hyphenation: shiv‧er‧some

Adjective

shiversome (comparative more shiversome, superlative most shiversome)

  1. Characterised or marked by shivering.
    • 2015, Celina Grace, Sanctuary: A Kate Redman Mystery:
      The Mourning After brings you a shiversome story from a suicidal teenager.
    • 2016, A. A. Gill, Pour Me a Life:
      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.
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