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shivery

adjective

Provoking fear or terror

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Word length
7
Starts with
S
Ends with
Y
Contains
HI
Scrabble score
16

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adjective

  1. Provoking fear or terror

    “A scary movie”

adjective

  1. Cold enough to cause shivers

    “Felt all shivery”

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A scary movie
The most terrible and shuddery … tales of murder and revenge
Felt all shivery
Shivery weather

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