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- [kuh-dav-er-uh s]
- /kəˈdæv ər əs/
- /kəˈdæv.ər.əs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh-dav-er-uh s]
- /kəˈdæv ər əs/
Definitions of cadaverous word
- adjective cadaverous If you describe someone as cadaverous, you mean they are extremely thin and pale. 3
- adjective cadaverous of or like a corpse, esp in being deathly pale; ghastly 3
- adjective cadaverous thin and haggard; gaunt 3
- adjective cadaverous of or like a cadaver; esp., pale, ghastly, or gaunt and haggard 3
- adjective cadaverous of or like a corpse. 1
- adjective cadaverous pale; ghastly. 1
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Origin of cadaverous
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30, cadaverous is from the Latin word cadāverōsus like a corpse. See cadaver, -ous
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Parts of speech for Cadaverous
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cadaverous popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
cadaverous usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cadaverous
adj cadaverous
- ashen — Someone who is ashen looks very pale, especially because they are ill, shocked, or frightened.
- blanched — to force back or to one side; head off, as a deer or other quarry.
- bloodless — A bloodless coup or victory is one in which nobody is killed.
- consumptive — A consumptive person suffers from tuberculosis.
- dead — A person, animal, or plant that is dead is no longer living.
adjective cadaverous
- bony — Someone who has a bony face or bony hands, for example, has a very thin face or very thin hands, with very little flesh covering their bones.
- pale — light-colored or lacking in color: a pale complexion; his pale face; a pale child. lacking the usual intensity of color due to fear, illness, stress, etc.: She looked pale and unwell when we visited her in the nursing home.
Antonyms for cadaverous
adj cadaverous
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