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cadaverous

ca·dav·er·ous [ kə-ˈdav-rəs]

cadaverous

adjective

Definition of cadaverous

1a : of or relating to a corpse
//the cadaverous odors of the battlefield

b : suggestive of corpses or tombs

b : gaunt, emaciated
//grossly underweight, he appeared cadaverous, like a living skeleton

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Recent Examples on the Web

//Though most people look less cartoonish up close the president somehow looks more so: the preposterous hair and the radioactive orange glow and the black overcoat and lumpy cadaverous face.
— Ben H. Winters, Slate Magazine, "“Fifth Avenue”," 31 Jan. 2017
//At first glance the shrunken, somewhat cadaverous man who stood before the court seemed like a startled rabbit.
— National Geographic, "The Nazi Who Infiltrated National Geographic," 27 Apr. 2017
//Keening choirs and cadaverous extras bear witness as Yuri (Max Irons) leaves the family farm and his childhood sweetheart, Natalka (Samantha Barks), to attend art school in Kiev.
— Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, "Review: ‘Bitter Harvest’ Offers a Clunky Lesson in Ukrainian History," 23 Feb. 2017
//The noise attracted a cadaverous, grey denizen from the nearby marketing department, dragging a small bandwagon behind him.
— Charlie Sorrel, WIRED, "HP Reinvents iPAQ as Smartphone," 3 Oct. 2008

First Known Use of cadaverous

1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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