cadaverous

UK: /kəˈdævərəs/ US: /kəˈdævərəs/ ,(kə dav′ər əs)

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ca•dav•er•ous /kəˈdævərəs/   adj. 

1. pale and gaunt;
   ghastly:
   a cadaverous face.

ca•dav•er•ous•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ca•dav•er•ous  (kə dav′ər əs), adj. 

1. of or like a corpse.
2. pale;
   ghastly.
3. haggard and thin.

• Latin cadāverōsus like a corpse. See cadaver, -ous
• 1620–30

ca•dav′er•ous•ly, adv. 
ca•dav′er•ous•ness, n. 

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cadaverous / kəˈdævərəs/ adjective

1. of or like a corpse, esp in being deathly pale; ghastly
2. thin and haggard; gaunt

caˈdaverousness noun