shiversome

shiv·er·some
S1H4I1V4E1R1S1O1M3E1
/ˈʃɪvəɹsəm//ˈʃɪvəsəm/

adjective

Characterised or marked by shivering.

Scrabble 18
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectiveshiversome (comparative more shiversome, superlative most 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
    1 more example

    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

Origin

From shiver + -some.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

shiversome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shiversome

MLA

“shiversome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shiversome. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shiversome,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shiversome.

Source: shiversome on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.