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Wintry vs Shivery - What's the difference?

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Wintry is a related term of shivery.


As adjectives the difference between wintry and shivery

is that wintry is suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy while shivery is given to shivering; tending to shiver.

wintry

English

Alternative forms

* wintery

Adjective

(er)
  • suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy
  • aged, white(-haired etc.)
  • chilling, cheerless

    • Synonyms

    * (suggestive or characteristic of winter) brumal, hibernal, hiemal

    Derived terms

    * unwintry * wintrify * wintrily * wintriness * wintry mix * wintry shower

    References

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    shivery

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Given to shivering; tending to shiver.
  • :The cold night made me all shivery .
  • Easily broken; brittle.
    • (Webster 1913)