kəˈdav(ə)rəs adjective
Etymology: French or Latin; French cadavéreux, from Latin cadaverosus, from cadaver + -osus -ous
1.
a. : of or relating to a corpse
a peculiar, fetid, cadaverous odor — W.H.Lowe
b. : suggestive of corpses or tombs
in that cadaverous library — Ngaio Marsh
2.
a. of a complexion : like that of a corpse : pallid , livid
the deputy's face looked cadaverous in the light of the green-shaded table lamp — C.D.Lewis
b. : gaunt , emaciated
• ca·dav·er·ous·ly adverb