Cadaveric

/kəˈdævərɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or resembling a dead body, especially pale and ghastly in appearance.

Etymology

From Latin 'cadaver' (dead body) plus the suffix '-ic' (relating to). The term developed in medical and literary contexts to describe death-like qualities.

Kelly Says

Doctors use the word 'cadaveric spasm' to describe a mysterious tensing of muscles that happens right after death—it's been misidentified as a sign of struggle countless times!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰማ ነው
se-ma ne-w
ARالعربية
شبيه جثة
shi-bih ja-thah
BNবাংলা
শবদে
sha-ba-de
CACatalà
cadaveric
ka-da-ve-rik
CSČeština
mrtvý
mrt-vy
DADansk
kadaverisk
ka-da-ve-ris-k
DEDeutsch
kadaverisch
ka-da-ve-riʃ
ELΕλληνικά
σαν νεκρό
san ne-kro
ESEspañol
cadaveresco
ka-da-ve-res-ko
FAفارسی
مانند جسد
ma-naad j-esd
FISuomi
kuolleen näköinen
kuo-lleen na-ko-i-nen
FRFrançais
cadaverique
ka-da-ve-rihk
GUGU
શવ જેવો
shav je-vo
HAHA
kamar auren
ka-mar au-ren
HEעברית
כמו מת
k-mo met
HIहिन्दी
शव जैसा
shav jaisa
HUMagyar
holttestű
holt-tes-tü
IDBahasa Indonesia
seperti mayat
se-pe-tu ma-yat
IGIG
ike nwanyi
ee-ke nw-anyi
ITItaliano
cadaverico
ka-da-ve-ri-ko
JA日本語
死体のような
し-たい-じょう-の
KKKK
септік
se-p-tik
KMKM
ដូចជា ស្លាប់
doo-cha jea sla-ap
KO한국어
시체같은
si-che-gat-eun
MRMR
जैसे मृत
ja-se m-rut
MSBahasa Melayu
seperti mayat
se-pe-tu ma-yat
MYမြန်မာ
ကျန်သေ
k-jan-the
NLNederlands
kadaverig
ka-da-ve-rihk
NONorsk
liknende
lee-ken-de
PAPA
ਮਰણ menyerupai
mar-na se-ru-pa-i
PLPolski
jak zwłoki
jak z-v-lo-ki
PTPortuguês
cadáverico
ka-da-ve-ri-ko
RORomână
cacadaveric
ka-da-ve-ri-k
RUРусский
подобный трупу
pa-dob-nyy tr-upu
SVSvenska
likarta
lee-kar-ta
SWKiswahili
kama mwili
ka-ma m-wi-li
TAதமிழ்
மரணமான
ma-ra-na-maan
TEతెలుగు
మృతుడిలా
m-ri-tu-di-la
THไทย
เหมือนศพ
meu-n la-sap
TLTL
tuladang bangkay
tu-la-dang ban-kay
TRTürkçe
ceset benzeri
ce-set be-ne-ri
UKУкраїнська
подібний до трупа
pa-di-bnyy do tru-pa
URاردو
جسد نما
jisad-na-ma
VITiếng Việt
như xác chết
nhu xa-chet
YOYO
ni wọ̀n
ni wo-n
ZH中文
尸体般的
shī-tǐ-bān
ZUZU
njengomoya
n-jen-go-mo-ya

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