cadaverous
[ kuh-dav-er-uhs ]
adjective
of or like a corpse.
pale; ghastly.
haggard and thin.
Origin of cadaverous
1Other words from cadaverous
- ca·dav·er·ous·ly, adverb
- ca·dav·er·ous·ness, noun
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How to use cadaverous in a sentence
His whiskers had grown and had given additional cadaverousness to his face as it appeared to me.
The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln | Francis Fisher Browne
British Dictionary definitions for cadaverous
cadaverous
/ (kəˈdævərəs) /
adjective
of or like a corpse, esp in being deathly pale; ghastly
thin and haggard; gaunt
Derived forms of cadaverous
- cadaverously, adverb
- cadaverousness, noun
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