- 1. a. Having the appearance or color of a dead human body; pale; ghastly; as, a cadaverous look. Source: opted
- 2. a. Of or pertaining to, or having the qualities of, a dead body. Source: opted
- 3. adj. very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold Source: wordnet
- 4. adj. of or relating to a cadaver or corpse Source: wordnet
- 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. Source: webster
- 6. j:100 a. of or relating to a cadaver or corpse Source: ecdict
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