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Definition of
cadaverous adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
cadaverous
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
kəˈdævərəs
/
/
(
literary
)
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(
of a person
)
extremely pale, thin, and looking sick
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cadaverous
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