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corpse-like

corpse-like is the alternative form of corpselike.

Meaning of corpselike

Adjective

corpselike (comparative more corpselike, superlative most corpselike)

  1. Resembling a corpse.
    • Upon the ground before the daïs were stretched scores of the corpselike forms of the spectators, till at last the long lines of them were lost in the gloomy background.1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    cadaverous, deathly

Forms of corpse-like

comparativemore corpse-like
superlativemost corpse-like

Questions about corpse-like

What is corpse-like the alternative form of?
Corpse-like is the alternative form of corpselike.

Words near corpse-like in the dictionary

  1. corpse run
  2. corpse running
  3. corpse runs
  4. corpse-gate
  5. corpse-gates
  6. corpse-like
  7. corpse-reviver
  8. corpse-to-be
  9. corpsed
  10. corpsefucker
  11. corpsefuckers

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