Deathsome

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having the characteristic of death; alluding to or suggesting death

    "He was just Calvin's type, Terry knew: skinny bones and deathsome pallor, but spiced up with a smartass twist to his lips."

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"He was just Calvin's type, Terry knew: skinny bones and deathsome pallor, but spiced up with a smartass twist to his lips."

Etymology

From death + -some.

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