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Webster 1913 Edition

Cadaverous

Ca-dav′er-ous

,

Adj.

[L.

cadaverosus

.]

1.

Having the appearance or color of a dead human body; pale; ghastly;

as, a

cadaverous

look

.

–

Ca-dav′er-ous-ly

,

adv.

–

Ca-dav′er-ous-ness

,

Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Cadaverous

CADAVEROUS

, a.

1.

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

2.

Having the qualities of a dead body.