cadaverous

ca·dav·er·ous

adj \kə-ˈdav-rəs, -ˈda-vər-əs\

Definition of CADAVEROUS

1

a : of or relating to a corpse b : suggestive of corpses or tombs

2

a : pallid, livid b : gaunt, emaciated

— ca·dav·er·ous·ly adverb

Examples of CADAVEROUS

1. A tall, cadaverous man led us into the library.
2. <everyone always looks cadaverous in the winter>

First Known Use of CADAVEROUS

1627

Related to CADAVEROUS

Synonyms: ashen, ashy, blanched, pale, doughy, livid, lurid, mealy, paled, pallid, pasty, peaked, wan

Antonyms: blooming, florid, flush, full-blooded, glowing, red, rosy, rubicund, ruddy, sanguine

Related Words: sallow, sallowish, sick, sickly, waxen, waxy; white, whitened; anemic, bloodless; untanned; whey-faced, white-faced

Near Antonyms: blushing, flushed, pink

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