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cadaverous

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cadaverous /kəˈdav(ə)rəs /
▸ adjective very pale, thin, or bony:
he was gaunt and cadaverous.
– DERIVATIVES
cadaverously /kəˈdav(ə)rəsli / adverb
cadaverousness /kəˈdav(ə)rəsnəs / noun
– ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin cadaverosus, from cadaver ‘corpse’.