cadaverous
adjective
, -ˈda-vər-əs\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for cadaverous
Synonyms
ashen, ashy, blanched, doughy, livid, lurid, mealy, pale, paled, pallid, pasty, peaked, wan
Antonyms
blooming, florid, flush, full-blooded, glowing, red, rosy, rubicund, ruddy, sanguine
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Though most people look less cartoonish up close the president somehow looks more so: the preposterous hair and the radioactive orange glow and the black overcoat and lumpy cadaverous face. — Ben H. Winters, Slate Magazine, "“Fifth Avenue”," 31 Jan. 2017 At first glance the shrunken, somewhat cadaverous man who stood before the court seemed like a startled rabbit. — National Geographic, "The Nazi Who Infiltrated National Geographic," 27 Apr. 2017 Keening choirs and cadaverous extras bear witness as Yuri (Max Irons) leaves the family farm and his childhood sweetheart, Natalka (Samantha Barks), to attend art school in Kiev. — Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, "Review: ‘Bitter Harvest’ Offers a Clunky Lesson in Ukrainian History," 23 Feb. 2017 The noise attracted a cadaverous, grey denizen from the nearby marketing department, dragging a small bandwagon behind him. — Charlie Sorrel, WIRED, "HP Reinvents iPAQ as Smartphone," 3 Oct. 2008These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cadaverous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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