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CADAVERIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Of or relating to a cadaver or corpse

Example:

we had long anticipated his cadaverous end

Synonyms:

cadaveric; cadaverous

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

cadaver (the dead body of a human being)

Derivation:

cadaver (the dead body of a human being)

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