Definition for CA-DAV'ER-OUS

CA-DAV'ER-OUS, a. [L. cadaver, a dead carcase, from cado, to fall.]

  1. Having the appearance or color of a dead human body; pale; wan; ghastly; as, a cadaverous look.
  2. Having the qualities of a dead body. – Arbuthnot.

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