adj. 1. Suggestive of death; corpselike: a cadaverous odor. 2. a. Of corpselike pallor; pallid: "I saw a cadaverous face appear at a small window" (Charles Dickens). b. Emaciated; gaunt: a cadaverous mongrel picking through the garbage. ca·daver·ous·ly adv. ca·daver·ous·ness n. |
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