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    cadaverous
    /kəˈdav(ə)rəs/

    adjective

    • 1. very pale, thin, or bony: "he was gaunt and cadaverous"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › cadaverousCadaverous Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. a. : of or relating to a corpse. the cadaverous odors of the battlefield. b. : suggestive of corpses or tombs. 2. a. : pallid, livid. b. : gaunt, emaciated. grossly underweight, he appeared cadaverous, like a living skeleton. cadaverously adverb. Synonyms. ashen. ashy. blanched. doughy. livid. lurid. mealy.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCADAVEROUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. uk / kəˈdæv. ə r.əs / us / kəˈdæv.ɚ.əs / Add to word list. looking pale, thin, and ill: cadaverous features. Compare. emaciated formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Animal physiology: thin or slender (of people) be as thin as a rake phrase. be skin and bone (s) idiom. ectomorphic. emaciated. emaciation. gauntly. hollow.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › cadaverousCADAVEROUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Cadaverous is used to describe a person who looks as if they were dead, such as someone who looks especially thin, pale, or bony. Cadaverous is an adjective form of cadaver —a dead body, especially a dead human body. The word cadaver is sometimes used interchangeably with the word corpse, but cadaver is especially used in a scientific context ...

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCADAVEROUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective. us / kəˈdæv.ɚ.əs / uk / kəˈdæv. ə r.əs / Add to word list. looking pale, thin, and ill: cadaverous features. Compare. emaciated formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Animal physiology: thin or slender (of people) be as thin as a rail phrase. be skin and bone (s) idiom. ectomorphic. emaciated. emaciation. gauntly. hollow.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › cadaverousCadaverous - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Cadaverous means looking corpse-like, from being sick or too skinny, like an aging rock star or a Halloween ghoul.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCADAVEROUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. of or like a corpse, esp in being deathly pale; ghastly. 2. thin and haggard; gaunt. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. cadaverously (caˈdaverously) adverb. cadaverousness (caˈdaverousness) noun. Word Frequency. cadaverous in American English. (kəˈdævərəs ) adjective.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcadaverous adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of cadaverous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › cadaverousCadaverous - definition of cadaverous by The Free Dictionary

    Define cadaverous. cadaverous synonyms, cadaverous pronunciation, cadaverous translation, English dictionary definition of cadaverous. 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" .

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › cadaverouscadaverous | meaning of cadaverous in Longman Dictionary of ...

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

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryAll resources related to 'cadaverous' - Collins Online Dictionary

    A complete guide to the word "CADAVEROUS": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.