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SHUDDERY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shuddery mean?
• SHUDDERY (adjective)
The adjective SHUDDERY has 1 sense:
1. provoking fear terror
Familiarity information: SHUDDERY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Provoking fear terror
Synonyms:
chilling; scary; shivery; shuddery
Context example:
the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge
Similar:
alarming (frightening because of an awareness of danger)
Derivation:
shudder (an almost pleasurable sensation of fright)
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