: looking very thin and pale : resembling a corpse
A tall, cadaverous man led us into the library.
We saw a cadaverous [=emaciated] heroin addict sitting in the park.
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“Cadaverous.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/cadaverous. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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