cadaverous

adjective
UK: /kəˈdævərəs/
US: /kəˈdævərəs/

  1. Resembling a corpse in being pale, thin, and bony.

    1. His face was cadaverous and gaunt.
    2. The illness left him with a cadaverous appearance, his skin stretched tightly over his bones.

Synonyms

haggard ghastly pale deathly ashen skeletal wan emaciated gaunt

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The phonetic transcription of "cadaverous" is /kəˈdævərəs/ in British English and /kəˈdævərəs/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "cadaverous": haggard, ghastly, pale, deathly, ashen, skeletal, wan, emaciated, gaunt.

Example usage of "cadaverous": "His face was cadaverous and gaunt.". More examples on the page.