cadaverous
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In cities like New York and San Francisco, cadaverous young men with lesions on their arms and faces were a frequent sight.
From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024
Kawasaki had doubts about the promised future when her ferry arrived at a North Korean port and was met by hundreds of cadaverous people covered with soot from head to toe, she said.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2021
This proves a mixed blessing, as B himself is such a relentlessly broad caricature that he makes the cadaverous restaurant critic in Ratatouille seem nuanced.
From Slate • Jul. 15, 2020
Yet while Harris is styled to look like Brynner did, albeit with extra cadaverous features, he’s not a robot any more.
From The Guardian • Oct. 3, 2016
The tall, cadaverous stranger fell back in fright at the chaplain’s cry and shrieked, “Don’t hurt me!”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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