Corpsy

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling a corpse; resembling that of a corpse.

    "But I must acknowledge there was something truly corpsy in the solemnity with which he would “lay out” a clean shirt."

Example

More examples

"But I must acknowledge there was something truly corpsy in the solemnity with which he would “lay out” a clean shirt."

Etymology

From corpse + -y.

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