Usage examples for cadaverous:
-
He
was
a
tall,
thin,
cadaverous
looking
man
with
almost
no
hair
and
very
deep-
sunken
eyes.
"Brain Twister", Gordon Randall Garrett Laurence Mark Janifer
-
His
face
was
gray
and
cadaverous
with
deep
lines
engraved
upon
it
from
suffering.
"An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet", A. Henry Savage Landor
-
Nobody
fled,
if
the
accounts
are
to
be
believed;
but
3000
conspirators
fell
with
their
swords
in
their
hands,
causing
a
perfect
mountain
of
slain;
and,
to
crown
the
whole,
their
leader
is
alleged
to
have
formed
the
summit
of
this
cadaverous
pyramid.
"The Comic History of Rome", Gilbert Abbott Becket
-
Who
is
that
pale,
thin-
lipped
man, "
with
cadaverous
aspect
and
broken
beak,"
whose
eyes
never
seem
to
light
up,
but
maintain
their
dismal
darkness
while
his
pale
lips
smile?
"Checkmate", Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu