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cadaverous.

Corpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Corpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver.

Where this word comes from

From Latin cadāverōsus; compare Middle English cadaverous (“gangrenous, mortified”).

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