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1. (adj.) cadaverous
of or like a corpse.
2. cadaverous
pale; ghastly.
3. cadaverous
haggard and thin.
Etymology: (1620–30; < L)
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| Definition of 'cadaverous' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) bony, cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
"emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration"
2. (adj) cadaverous, cadaveric
of or relating to a cadaver or corpse
"we had long anticipated his cadaverous end"
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| Definition of 'cadaverous' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) cadaverous
having the appearance or color of a dead human body; pale; ghastly; as, a cadaverous look
2. (adj) cadaverous
of or pertaining to, or having the qualities of, a dead body
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