SHIVERY Meaning of SHIVERY in English I. ˈshi-və-rē, ˈshiv-rē adjectiveDate: 1683: easily broken into shivers II. adjectiveDate: 17471. : characterized by shivers2. : causing shivers Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003