CADAVERIC

cadaverous, cadaveric

(adjective) of or relating to a cadaver or corpse; “we had long anticipated his cadaverous end”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

cadaveric (comparative more cadaveric, superlative most cadaveric)

Pertaining to a corpse.

Caused by coming into contact with a dead body, a cadaver.

Source: Wiktionary


Ca*dav"er*ic, a.

Definition: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a corpse, or the changes produced by death; cadaverous; as, cadaveric rigidity. Dunglison. Cadaveric alkaloid, an alkaloid generated by the processes of decomposition in dead animal bodies, and thought by some to be the cause of the poisonous effects produced by the bodies. See Ptomaine.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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