cadaverous

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /kəˈdævərəs/ UK /kəˈdævərəs/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
resembling a corpse; pale, gaunt, and haggard

His cadaverous appearance alarmed his friends.

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Synonyms

1 adj · resembling a corpse; pale,... gaunt haggardcorpselikeghastly wan paleemaciateddeathly

Opposites

ruddy robust healthy florid

Word family

Derived forms cadaverouslycadaverousness

Related forms cadaver

Etymology

From Latin cadaverosus ('corpselike'), from cadaver ('dead body'), from cadere ('to fall, perish').

cadaver Latin cadere Latin

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# cadaverous

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** kəˈdævərəs
**IPA (UK):** kəˈdævərəs

## Meanings
1. resembling a corpse; pale, gaunt, and haggard

## Examples
- His cadaverous appearance alarmed his friends.

## Synonyms
- gaunt
- haggard
- corpselike
- ghastly
- wan
- pale
- emaciated
- deathly

## Antonyms
- ruddy
- robust
- healthy
- florid

## Derived Forms
- cadaverously
- cadaverousness

## Related Forms
- cadaver

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: cadaver
- Root: cadere

## Etymology
From Latin cadaverosus ('corpselike'), from cadaver ('dead body'), from cadere ('to fall, perish').

## AI Etymology
Cadaverous is from Latin cadaverosus ('corpselike'), from cadaver ('dead body'), from cadere ('to fall, perish'). Important recorded forms include cadaver (Latin) and cadere (Latin). The current sense covers resembling a corpse; pale, gaunt, and haggard. The wider family includes derived forms such as cadaverously and cadaverousness and related words such as cadaver.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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