Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cadaverously

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ca-dav-er-ous-ly
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a cadaverous manner; like a cadaver.

Example Sentences

"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

Etymology tree English cadaverous Middle English -ly English -ly English cadaverously From cadaverous + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more cadaverously (comparative) most cadaverously (superlative)

Questions

What does cadaverously mean?: In a cadaverous manner; like a cadaver.
Where does cadaverously come from?: Etymology tree English cadaverous Middle English -ly English -ly English cadaverously From cadaverous + -ly.

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