corpselike.

Resembling a dead body in appearance, stillness, or coldness.

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Words that belong together

• a corpselike pallor
• corpselike stillness

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The mask gave her face a corpselike stillness even as her hands trembled.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror / gothic. Forms: Comparative more corpselike; superlative most corpselike when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, atmosphere. Commonness: moderately common.