Meaning of corpsy | Babel Free

Definitions

Resembling a corpse; resembling that of a corpse.

Examples

“But I must acknowledge there was something truly corpsy in the solemnity with which he would “lay out” a clean shirt.”

“How it came back to me! That peculiar feeling—it was only a feeling, you couldn't describe it as an activity—that we used to call 'Church'. The sweet corpsy smell, the rustle of Sunday dresses, the wheeze of the organ and the roaring voices […]”

“Christmas Eve Father took us into town to see the shops lit up. Every lamp post had a fir tree tied to it—not corpsy old trees but fresh cut firs.”

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