Meaning of corpselike | Babel Free
Definitions
Resembling a corpse.
Equivalents
Français
cadavéreux
Latina
cadāverōsus
Examples
“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.”
“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.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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