Cadaverous
Cadaverous adjective - Suffering extreme weight loss as a result of hunger or disease.
Usage example: a cadaverous cancer patient living out his final days with dignity and courage
Shriveled and cadaverous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shriveled" instead an adjective "Cadaverous".
Shriveled
Shriveled adjective - (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture.
Cadaverous and shriveled are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cadaverous" instead an adjective "Shriveled".
Nearby Words: shriveling, shrivelled
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- lean and cadaverous
- lean and shriveled
- thin and cadaverous
- thin and shriveled
- haggard and cadaverous
- haggard and shriveled
- gaunt and cadaverous
- gaunt and shriveled
- peaked and cadaverous
- peaked and shriveled
- withered and cadaverous
- withered and shriveled
- emaciated and cadaverous
- emaciated and shriveled
Both words in one sentence
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Act 1's Morga is withered and cadaverous in the original Sailor Moon manga, with added shriveled brown skin and Black Eyes of Evil in The '90s anime.
Source: Adaptational Attractiveness
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