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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. 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.

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

    The meaning of CADAVEROUS is of or relating to a corpse. How to use cadaverous in a sentence.

  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

    Cadaverous means looking pale, thin, and ill. Learn how to use this formal adjective in sentences and find synonyms, antonyms, and related words in different languages.

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

    Cadaverous means extremely thin and pale, or like a corpse. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, and examples of this adjective from Collins Dictionary.

  7. 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. The adjective cadaverous literally means "like a cadaver." It's from the Latin word, well, cadaver (dead body), that comes from another Latin word cadere meaning "to fall."

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

    Cadaverous means suggestive of death, corpselike, pale, or thin. Find the origin, usage, and translations of cadaverous in English and Spanish dictionaries.