different between cadaverous vs deathly

cadaverous

English

Etymology

cadaver +? -ous

Adjective

cadaverous (comparative more cadaverous, superlative most cadaverous)

  1. Corpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver.
    • 1917 rev. 1925 Ezra Pound, "Canto I"
      Dark blood flowed in the fosse,
      Souls out of Erebus, cadaverous dead ...

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:cadaverous

Translations

See also

  • cadaverously

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deathly

English

Etymology

From Middle English dethlich, from Old English d?aþl??, equivalent to death +? -ly.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?d??li/

Adjective

deathly (comparative deathlier or more deathly, superlative deathliest or most deathly)

  1. Appearing as though dead, or on the verge of death.
  2. Deadly, fatal, causing death.
  3. Extreme.

Derived terms

  • deathliness

Translations

Adverb

deathly (comparative more deathly, superlative most deathly)

  1. In a way that resembles death.
  2. Extremely, dreadfully.

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