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Etymology
Etymology tree English cadaverous Middle English -ly English -ly English cadaverously From cadaverous + -ly.
Meanings
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In a cadaverous manner; like a cadaver.
It's all on video: me mugging to the camera, the crash of the falling tyre, my initial recoil, then the blood draining from my face as I look down and discover the fingernail gouged out of my flesh just dangling there cadaverously.
2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 121:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more cadaverously | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most cadaverously | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
pl trupio (in a cadaverous manner) · lt lavoniškai (in a cadaverous manner)