cadaverous

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Corpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver
resembling a corpse
{a} relating to a dead body, death-like
Of or pertaining to, or having the qualities of, a dead body
If you describe someone as cadaverous, you mean they are extremely thin and pale. a tall man with a long, cadaverous face. looking extremely thin, pale, and unhealthy
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"
{s} ghastly; corpse-like
Having the appearance or color of a dead human body; pale; ghastly; as, a cadaverous look
cadaver
A dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected
cadaver
a dead body; especially that of a human to be dissected
cadaver
A cadaver is a dead body. = corpse. a dead human body, especially one used for study = corpse (cadere )
cadaver
A dead human body; a corpse
cadaver
An individual who has recently died and his or her organs are given for transplantation
cadaver
{i} corpse; dead body intended for dissection
cadaver
the dead body of a human being
cadaver
- a dead body or corpse
cadaver
A term generally applied to a dead human body preserved for anatomical study
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