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cadaverous
This term carries a heavy, morbid connotation, specifically evoking the image of a dead body. It is far more extreme than words like pale or thin, suggesting a level of gauntness that implies illness, starvation, or exhaustion to the point of appearing lifeless. Because of its clinical and grim associations, it is typically used in literary or descriptive contexts rather than casual conversation.
In a social context, describing someone as cadaverous is almost always negative or alarming. It focuses on the skeletal structure of the face and the lack of vitality in the skin, often used to emphasize a state of severe physical or mental decay.
Meanings
Examples
The patient had a cadaverous appearance after weeks of severe illness.
He looked absolutely cadaverous in the dim light of the basement.
The ghost appeared as a cadaverous figure drifting through the hallway.
Her face was cadaverous and sunken from lack of sleep.
The vampire possessed a cadaverous pallor that chilled everyone in the room.
I can't believe how cadaverous he has become since the accident.
The old man had a cadaverous frame that seemed barely able to support his weight.