Cadaverously
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a cadaverous manner; like a cadaver.
"It's all on video: me mugging to the camera, the crash of the falling tyre, my initial recoil, then the blood draining from my face as I look down and discover the fingernail gouged out of my flesh just dangling there cadaverously."
Example
More examples"It's all on video: me mugging to the camera, the crash of the falling tyre, my initial recoil, then the blood draining from my face as I look down and discover the fingernail gouged out of my flesh just dangling there cadaverously."
Etymology
From cadaverous + -ly.
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