cadaverous C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /kəˈdævərəs/ UK /kəˈdævərəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj resembling a corpse; pale, gaunt, and haggard His cadaverous appearance alarmed his friends. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · resembling a corpse; pale,... gaunthaggardcorpselikeghastlywanpaleemaciateddeathly ↔ Opposites ruddyrobusthealthyflorid Word family Derived forms cadaverouslycadaverousness Related forms cadaver Etymology AI details From Latin cadaverosus ('corpselike'), from cadaver ('dead body'), from cadere ('to fall, perish'). cadaver Latin cadere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # 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 markdown