Cadaverously

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cadaverous \Ca*dav"er*ous\, a. [L. cadaverosus.]
     1. Having the appearance or color of a dead human body; pale;
        ghastly; as, a cadaverous look.
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     2. Of or pertaining to, or having the qualities of, a dead


        body. "The scent cadaverous." -- {Ca*dav"er*ous*ly}, adv.
        -- {Ca*dav"er*ous*ness}, n.
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