Corpsy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Corpsy is an adjective meaning Resembling a corpse; resembling that of a corpse.
Meaning
Resembling a corpse; resembling that of a corpse.
Example Sentences
But I must acknowledge there was something truly corpsy in the solemnity with which he would “lay out” a clean shirt.
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.
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 […]
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include corpselike, corpse-like, corpsey, cadaverous, mummylike, sarcophaguslike.
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