cadaverously

/kəˈdævərəsli/
adverb
  1. In a way that resembles a corpse; extremely pale, thin, or gaunt.
    • The old house stood cadaverously silent in the moonlight.
    • She smiled cadaverously, her skin stretched tight over her bones.
    • After weeks without food, the survivor looked cadaverously thin.
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