Ca*dav"er*ous (?), a. [L. cadaverosus.]
1.
Having the appearance or color of a dead human body; pale; ghastly; as, a cadaverous look.
2.
Of or pertaining to, or having the qualities of, a dead body.
"The scent
cadaverous."
-- Ca*dav"er*ous*ly, adv. -- Ca*dav"er*ous*ness, n.
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