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corpsy, a.|ˈkɔːpsɪ| [f. corpse n. + -y1.] Resembling or characteristic of a corpse; cadaverous.
1883‘Mark Twain’ Life on Mississippi xxxviii. 356 Stiff flowers done in corpsy-white wax. 1894Contemp. Rev. Aug. 294 A ‘corpsy or cadaveric form’. 1939‘G. Orwell’ Coming up for Air i. iv. 39 The sweet corpsy smell. |