cadaverous
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Cadaverous and sinewy, with dyed blond hair, burning blue eyes and a chiseled torso, he is an extraordinary specimen.
From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2016
Cadaverous, fast-cracking Jack White, rowdy Roscius of 52nd Street's 18 Club, is the film's most authentic touch, although it makes meagre use of his extraordinary repertory.
From Time Magazine Archive
Cadaverous James Roosevelt, a captain of Marines, asked for active service at sea when Japan attacked the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
Cadaverous black circles ringed his eyes like a raccoon, and his overalls—the same ones he’d worn in pictures I’d seen—were streaked with clay and dirt.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
But it’s to make you well, you know, my dear Mr Cadaverous.
From Olla Podrida by Marryat, Frederick
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