Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CA-DAV'ER-OUS
CA-DAV'ER-OUS, a. [L. cadaver, a dead carcase, from cado, to fall.]
- Having the appearance or color of a dead human body; pale; wan; ghastly; as, a cadaverous look.
- Having the qualities of a dead body. – Arbuthnot.
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