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Definition of cadaverous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cadaverous

adjective
 
/kəˈdævərəs/
 
/kəˈdævərəs/
(literary)
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  1. (of a person) extremely pale, thin and looking illTopics Appearancec2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin cadaverosus, from cadaver ‘corpse’.
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