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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCadaverous
/kəˈdæv.ər.əs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Resembling a corpse in being very pale, thin, or bony.
"After weeks of illness, he returned to work with a shockingly cadaverous appearance." - 2
Suggesting death or the grave; ghastly or morbid.
"The flickering candlelight cast a cadaverous glow across the abandoned room."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'cadaverosus', meaning full of or resembling corpses, stemming from 'cadaver' (corpse, literally 'that which has fallen'). It entered the English language in the late 16th century, shifting from general morbid associations to describing human physical appearance characterized by extreme paleness and thinness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cadaverous" is said worldwide
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cadavérique
Transliteration: kadaverik
"Il avait le visage cadavérique après cette longue épreuve."
leichenhaft
Transliteration: laichnhaft
"Sein leichenhaftes Gesicht zeugte von schwerer Krankheit."
cadaverico
Transliteration: kadaveriko
"Aveva un aspetto cadaverico dopo la febbre alta."
cadavérico
Transliteration: kadaberiko
"Su rostro cadavérico reflejaba el agotamiento extremo."
cadavérico
Transliteration: kadaberiku
"O prisioneiro apareceu com um semblante cadavérico."
शव जैसा
Transliteration: shav jaisa
"बीमारी के बाद उसका चेहरा शव जैसा पीला पड़ गया था।"
苍白瘦削的
Transliteration: cāngbái shòuxuē de
"他面容憔悴，带着苍白瘦削的神情。"
시체 같은
Transliteration: siche gateun
"그는 오랜 투병 끝에 시체 같은 모습으로 나타났다."
死人ような
Transliteration: shibito no yōna
Script: 死人のような
"彼は大病を患い、死人のような顔色をしていた。"
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