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cadaverous
ca·dav·er·ous C0011700 (kə-dăv′ər-əs)adj.1. Suggestive of death; corpselike: a cadaverous odor.2. a. Of corpselike pallor; pallid: "I saw a cadaverous face appear at a small window" (Charles Dickens).b. Emaciated; gaunt: a cadaverous mongrel picking through the garbage.
ca·dav′er·ous·ly adv.ca·dav′er·ous·ness n.cadaverous (kəˈdævərəs) adj1. of or like a corpse, esp in being deathly pale; ghastly2. thin and haggard; gaunt caˈdaverously adv caˈdaverousness nca•dav•er•ous (kəˈdæv ər əs)
adj. 1. of or like a corpse. 2. pale; ghastly. 3. haggard and thin. [1620–30; < Latin] ca•dav′er•ous•ly, adv. ca•dav′er•ous•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | cadaverous - very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; "emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration"bony, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wastedlean, thin - lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare | | 2. | cadaverous - of or relating to a cadaver or corpse; "we had long anticipated his cadaverous end"cadaveric |
cadaverousadjective deathly, pale, ghastly, wan, blanched, gaunt, haggard, emaciated, bloodless, pallid, ashen, hollow-eyed, corpse-like, like death warmed up (informal), deathlike a tall, thin man with a cadaverous facecadaverousadjective1. Gruesomely suggestive of ghosts or death:deadly, deathlike, deathly, ghastly, ghostlike, ghostly, spectral.2. Lacking color:ashen, ashy, bloodless, colorless, livid, lurid, pale, pallid, pasty, sallow, wan, waxen.3. Physically haggard:drawn, emaciated, gaunt, shrunken, skeletal, wasted.Idiom: skin and bones.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeecadavercadaverous
ca·dav·er·ous (kă-dav'er-ŭs), Having the pallor and appearance resembling a corpse.ca·dav·er·ous (kă-dav'ĕr-ŭs) Having the pallor and appearance of a corpse. cadaver (kă-dav′ĕr) plural.cadavera [L. cadaver, dead body] A dead body; a corpse.cadavericcadaverous (kă-dav′ĕ-rĭk) (kă-dav′ĕ-rŭs), adjectivecadaverous
Synonyms for cadaverousadj deathlySynonyms- deathly
- pale
- ghastly
- wan
- blanched
- gaunt
- haggard
- emaciated
- bloodless
- pallid
- ashen
- hollow-eyed
- corpse-like
- like death warmed up
- deathlike
Synonyms for cadaverousadj gruesomely suggestive of ghosts or deathSynonyms- deadly
- deathlike
- deathly
- ghastly
- ghostlike
- ghostly
- spectral
adj lacking colorSynonyms- ashen
- ashy
- bloodless
- colorless
- livid
- lurid
- pale
- pallid
- pasty
- sallow
- wan
- waxen
adj physically haggardSynonyms- drawn
- emaciated
- gaunt
- shrunken
- skeletal
- wasted
Synonyms for cadaverousadj very thin especially from disease or hunger or coldSynonyms- bony
- emaciated
- gaunt
- haggard
- pinched
- skeletal
- wasted
Related Wordsadj of or relating to a cadaver or corpseSynonyms |