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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
of or resembling a corpse; pale and thin or emaciated.
Starvation had given him a cadaverous appearance.- synonyms:
- deathlike
- antonyms:
- plump
- similar words:
- ashen, chalky, drawn, emaciated, gaunt, ghastly, haggard, hollow-eyed, pale, thin
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| definition 2: |
ghastly; ashen.
Her cadaverous face made him think he was seeing a ghost.- synonyms:
- ashen, chalky, ghastly, pale, pallid
- antonyms:
- rosy
- similar words:
- drawn, emaciated, gaunt, grim, haggard, hollow-eyed, sallow, wan
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| derivation: |
cadaverously (adv.) |
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