cadaverous

Meaning of cadaverous

adjective
  1. very pale, thin, or bony.
    he was gaunt and cadaverous

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

Information about cadaverous

  • It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of cadaverous

ca-dav-er-ous

  • It consists of 4 syllables and 10 chars.
  • cadaverous is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

cadaverous synonyms

Meaning bony:

bony, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted

Meaning cadaveric:

cadaveric, body

Meaning (of a person's face) pale, typically because of poor health:

pallid

Meaning of the colour of milk or fresh snow, due to the reflection of all visible rays of light; the opposite of black:

white

Meaning (of a revolution or conflict) without violence or killing:

bloodless

Meaning (of a person's face) very pale with shock, fear, or illness:

ashen

Meaning of a pale greyish colour; ashen:

ashy

Meaning consisting of or rich in chalk:

chalky

Meaning of a colour intermediate between black and white, as of ashes or lead:

grey

Meaning having a smooth, pale, translucent surface or appearance like that of wax:

waxen

Meaning resembling wax in consistency or appearance:

waxy

Meaning of or like a ghost in appearance or sound; eerie and unnatural:

ghostly

Meaning (of a person or animal) unattractively thin and bony:

scrawny

Meaning (of a person or animal) thin and bony:

scraggy

Meaning (of a person) looking strained from illness, exhaustion, anxiety, or pain:

drawn

Meaning relating to, characterized by, or suffering from anorexia:

anorexic

Meaning furiously angry:

livid

Meaning (of a plant) pale and drawn out due to a lack of light:

etiolated

Meaning relating to lymph or its secretion:

lymphatic

Meaning lacking enough food; emaciated:

starveling

Meaning (of a person or animal) thin; lean:

macilent

cadaverous antonyms

Meaning (especially of a person's skin) coloured like a pink or red rose, typically as an indication of health, youth, or embarrassment:

rosy

Meaning having a red or flushed complexion:

florid

Meaning (of a person or animal) having a large amount of excess flesh:

fat

Meaning having a full rounded shape:

plump

Words that rhyme with cadaverous

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