Corpselike
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Corpselike is an adjective meaning Resembling a corpse.
Meaning
Resembling a corpse.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- corpse-like
Synonyms for corpselike
Depending on context, synonyms include cadaverous, deathly.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include corpse-like, corpsy, cadaverous, corpsey, coffinlike, mummylike.
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