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单词 cadaverous
释义 ca·dav·er·ous
\kəˈdav(ə)rəs\ adjective
Etymology: French or Latin; French cadavéreux, from Latin cadaverosus, from cadaver + -osus -ous
1.
 a. : of or relating to a corpse
  < a peculiar, fetid, cadaverous odor — W.H.Lowe >
 b. : suggestive of corpses or tombs
  < in that cadaverous library — Ngaio Marsh >
2.
 a. of a complexion : like that of a corpse : pallid, livid
  < the deputy's face looked cadaverous in the light of the green-shaded table lamp — C.D.Lewis >
 b. : gaunt, emaciated
ca·dav·er·ous·ly adverb
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