cadaverous

(kə-dăv'ər-əs)
adj.

1. Suggestive of death; corpselike: a cadaverous odor.
2. 1. Of corpselike pallor; pallid: "I saw a cadaverous face appear at a small window" (Charles Dickens).
   2. Emaciated; gaunt: a cadaverous mongrel picking through the garbage.

cadaverously ca·dav'er·ous·ly adv.
cadaverousness ca·dav'er·ous·ness n.

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adjective

1. Gruesomely suggestive of ghosts or death: deadly, deathlike, deathly, ghastly, ghostlike, ghostly, spectral. See live/die.
2. Lacking color: ashen, ashy, bloodless, colorless, livid, lurid, pale, pallid, pasty, sallow, wan, waxen. See colors/colorless.
3. Physically haggard: drawn, emaciated, gaunt, shrunken, skeletal, wasted. Idioms: skin and bones. See better/worse, tired/fresh.

adj

Definition: pale, corpselike
Antonyms: flushed, lifelike, lively

IN BRIEF: Resembling a corpse.

The hikers looked cadaverous after they were found a week later.

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For a list of words related to cadaverous, see:

• Sickly, out of shape, dull, or weak
• Ugly, unattractive, or malformed
• Unappealing, Shabby, Messy, Poor, or Clumsy
• Inert, Lazy, Tired, or Insensate

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