CADAVEROUS


Meaning of CADAVEROUS in English

/ kəˈdævərəs; NAmE / adjective

( literary ) ( of a person ) extremely pale, thin and looking ill / sick

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Latin cadaverosus , from cadaver corpse.

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