• (a.) Of or pertaining to, or having the qualities of, a dead body. • (a.) Having the appearance or color of a dead human body; pale; ghastly; as, a cadaverous look. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/cadaverous/
Ca·dav'er·ous adjective [ Latin cadaverosus .] 1. Having the appearance or color of a dead human body; pale; ghastly; as, a cadaverous look. 2. Of or pertaining to, or having the qualities of, a dead body. 'The scent cadaverous .' -- Ca*dav'er*ous*ly , ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/4