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cadaverous

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ca⋅dav⋅er⋅ous

  [kuh-dav-er-uhs]
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–adjective
1. of or like a corpse.
2. pale; ghastly.
3. haggard and thin.
Origin:
1620–30; < L cadāverōsus like a corpse. See cadaver, -ous

Related forms:
ca⋅dav⋅er⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
ca⋅dav⋅er⋅ous⋅ness, noun
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ca·dav·er·ous   (kə-dāv'ər-əs)   
adj.  

  1. Suggestive of death; corpselike: a cadaverous odor.

    1. Of corpselike pallor; pallid: "I saw a cadaverous face appear at a small window" (Charles Dickens).

    2. Emaciated; gaunt: a cadaverous mongrel picking through the garbage.

ca·dav'er·ous·ly adv., ca·dav'er·ous·ness n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ca·dav·er·ous
Pronunciation: k&-'dav-(&-)r&s
Function: adjective
1 : of or relating to a corpse
2 of a complexion : being pallid or livid like a corpse
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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cadaverous ca·dav·er·ous (kə-dāv'ər-əs)
adj.

  1. Suggestive of death; corpselike.

  2. Having a corpselike pallor.

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