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Meaning of 'cadaverous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cadaverous [ a.]
- Having the appearance or color of a dead human body; pale; ghastly; as, a cadaverous look.
- Of or pertaining to, or having the qualities of, a dead body.

Meaning of 'cadaverous' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . cadaverous [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or relating to a cadaver or corpse
Example in sentence:
  • we had long anticipated his cadaverous end
2 . cadaverous [ s]
Meaning (2):
- very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
Example in sentence:
  • a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys;
  • eyes were haggard and cavernous;
  • kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration;
  • small pinched faces

Nearby Words:

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