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

Bodily, Darius remains at home, a cadaverous figure lit by a glowing orb as in a painting by a Dutch master — the handiwork of Feliksas Abrukauskas, whose cinematography smoothly integrates the film’s C.G.I.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2022

And with an on-field demeanor that could be considered cadaverous, he coolly notched his first save of the season with a 1-2-3 ninth.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2021

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

Elsewhere one-armed Harwood Stout talked quietly with the cadaverous Whoresbane Umber.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin