cadaverousness
ər adjective
1.
of or like a corpse.
2.
pale; ghastly.
3.
haggard and thin.
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cadaverous (kəˈdævərəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or like a corpse, esp in being deathly pale; ghastly |
| 2. | thin and haggard; gaunt |
| ca'daverously | |
| —adv | |
| ca'daverousness | |
| —n | |
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| cadaverous (kəˈdævərəs) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or like a corpse, esp in being deathly pale; ghastly |
| 2. | thin and haggard; gaunt |
| ca'daverously | |
| —adv | |
| ca'daverousness | |
| —n | |
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cadaverous
"looking like a corpse," early 15c., from L. cadaverosus "corpse-like," from cadaver (see cadaver).
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cadaverous ca·dav·er·ous (kə-dāv'ər-əs)
adj.
Suggestive of death; corpselike.
Having a corpselike pallor.
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