cadaverous

[ kuh-dav-er-uh s ]
/ kəˈdæv ər əs /
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adjective

of or like a corpse.
pale; ghastly.
haggard and thin.

Origin of cadaverous

First recorded in 1620–30, cadaverous is from the Latin word cadāverōsus like a corpse. See cadaver, -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM cadaverous

ca·dav·er·ous·ly, adverb ca·dav·er·ous·ness, noun

Words nearby cadaverous

cadaster, cadastral, cadastre, cadaver, cadaverine, cadaverous, cadbury, cadcam, caddice, caddicefly, caddie

Words related to cadaverous

ashen, blanched, bloodless, consumptive, dead, deathly, emaciated, gaunt, ghastly, ghostly, haggard, pallid, peaked, sallow, shadowy, sick, spectral, thin, wan, wasted

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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

Medical definitions for cadaverous

cadaverous
[ kə-dăv′ər-əs ]

adj.

Suggestive of death; corpselike.
Having a corpselike pallor.