cadaverous

• Qualifie une personne ou une chose qui paraît extrêmement pâle, maigre et évoque un cadavre.

Describes someone or something that looks extremely pale, thin, and resembling a corpse.

1. Extremely thin and paleC1formal

   Having the appearance of a corpse; very thin, pale, and gaunt, often due to illness, hunger, or exhaustion.

   cadavérique (au sens figuré)

   • After weeks without food, the survivors looked cadaverous.
   • His cadaverous face frightened the children.
   • The patient's cadaverous appearance worried the doctors.

   Synonymesashendrawnemaciatedgaunthaggardhollow-eyedpallidskeletalwanwasted

   Antonymeschubbyplumprobustrosyruddy

2. Relating to a corpseC2formal

   Of or pertaining to a dead body; resembling or characteristic of a corpse.

   Relatif à un cadavre

   • The room had a cadaverous smell that made everyone uneasy.
   • The forensic team noted the cadaverous stiffness of the remains.
   • His cadaverous pallor suggested he had not slept in days.

   Synonymescadavericdeathlikegauntghastlyskeletal