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Cadaverous

usgb/kəˈdævərəs/Volume
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Unhealthy Appearance

Use 'cadaverous' to describe someone looking sick or malnourished, giving an impression of poor health.

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He emerged from the deserted house with a cadaverous appearance.
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Not Literally Dead

'Cadaverous' can imply someone looks like a corpse, but it doesn't mean they are actually dead.

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Fasting for a week left her with a cadaverous visage, though she was very much alive.
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Extreme Description

'Cadaverous' is intense; use it for dramatic effect or to stress a very unhealthy state.

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The prolonged famine gave the survivors a particularly cadaverous aspect.
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