Thesaurus: cadaverous

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1. a. Having the appearance or color of a dead human body; pale; ghastly; as, a cadaverous look.
2. a. Of or pertaining to, or having the qualities of, a dead body.
3. adj. very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
4. adj. of or relating to a cadaver or corpse
5. 1. Having the appearance or color of a dead human body; pale; ghastly; as, a cadaverous look. 2. Of or pertaining to, or having the qualities of, a dead body. "The scent cadaverous." -- Ca*dav"er*ous*ly, adv. -- Ca*dav"er*ous*ness, n.
6. j:100 a. of or relating to a cadaver or corpse