# cadaverous

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Corpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver.

## Etymology
From Latin cadāverōsus; compare Middle English cadaverous (“gangrenous, mortified”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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