CADAVEROUS

a.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Having the appearance or color of a dead human body; pale; ghastly; as, a cadaverous look.

2.
a.

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.