corpselike
corpselike adjective: resembling a corpse.
Adjective
corpselike (comparative more corpselike, superlative most corpselike)
- 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
- With Akeley’s permission I lighted a small oil lamp, turned it low, and set it on a distant bookcase beside the ghostly bust of Milton; but afterward I was sorry I had done so, for it made my host’s strained, immobile face and listless hands look damnably abnormal and corpselike.1931, H. P. Lovecraft, chapter 7, in The Whisperer in Darkness
- Synonyms:
- cadaverous, deathly
corpselike meaning in Marathi
corpselike in Marathi
- resembling a corpse
- शवासारखा śavāsārkhā
Synonyms of corpselike
Forms of corpselike
| comparative | more corpselike |
|---|---|
| superlative | most corpselike |
| alternative form | corpse-like |
Origin of corpselike
From corpse + -like.
Words formed from corpselike
Questions about corpselike
- What does corpselike mean?
- Corpselike means resembling a corpse.
- What is corpselike in Marathi?
- Corpselike in Marathi is शवासारखा (śavāsārkhā). See Corpselike meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is corpselike?
- Corpselike is an adjective.
Words near corpselike in the dictionary
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