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   Ca·dav·er·ous

   /kəˈdav(ə)rəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. resembling a corpse in being very pale, thin, or bony: "he had a cadaverous appearance"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin cadaverosus, from cadaver ‘corpse’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. cadaverously adverb
   • 2. cadaverousness noun

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

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   Synonyms for CADAVEROUS: pallid, pale, ashen, paled, pasty, ashy, wan, doughy; Antonyms of CADAVEROUS: red, ruddy, rosy, sanguine, florid, glowing, blooming, flush.

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   cadaverous. /kəˈdævərəs/. adjective. Britannica Dictionary definition of CADAVEROUS. [more cadaverous; most cadaverous] : 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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   If you describe someone as cadaverous, you mean they are extremely thin and pale.

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   What does the adjective cadaverous mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective cadaverous . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   cadaverous meaning, definition, what is cadaverous: looking extremely thin, pale, and unheal...: Learn more.

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   Cadaverous Definition. kə-dăvər-əs. Meanings. Synonyms. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Suggestive of death; corpselike. A cadaverous odor. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Of or like a cadaver; esp., pale, ghastly, or gaunt and haggard. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Of corpselike pallor; pallid.