Cadaverous

Definition of cadaverous:

part of speech: adjective

Like a corpse.

part of speech: adjective

Looking like a dead body: sickly- looking.

Usage examples for cadaverous:

• There certainly is much in appearances in this world; and it appears that, in consequence of Jonathan's cadaverous appearance, he very soon appeared in the Gazette; but what ruined Jonathan in one profession procured him immediate employment in another. "The Pirate", Frederick Marryat.

• He was a poor- looking, half- fed creature, with a cadaverous face. "The Revolution in Tanner's Lane", Mark Rutherford.

• He was a very tall and cadaverous man, exceedingly prone to take offence, and exceedingly skilful in exacting the precise amount of blood which he considered a fair return for an injury. "Sant' Ilario", F. Marion Crawford.