cadaveric

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See also cadavèric

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From French cadavérique.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (UK) IPA: /kadəˈvɛɹɪk/, /kəˈdavəɹɪk/

Adjective [edit]

cadaveric (comparative more cadaveric, superlative most cadaveric)

  1. Pertaining to a corpse.
  2. Caused by coming into contact with a dead body, a cadaver.
    • 1969, Philip Ziegler, The Black Death, Folio Society 2007, p. 21:
      He invoked cadaveric poisoning as the reason for the high death rate among priests and monks [...].

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Translations [edit]

pertaining to a corpse
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