Exsanguine (Adjective)
Meaning
Destitute of blood or apparently so; "the bloodless carcass of my Hector sold"- John Dryden.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The exsanguine body on the morgue table was a grim reminder of the tragic accident.
- Her pale skin made her look exsanguine, but she insisted she was just tired.
- The exsanguine condition of the patient made it difficult for the doctor to diagnose the cause of death.
- In the painting, the exsanguine ghost was depicted as a mere shadow of her former self.
- After hours of medical experimentation, the mouse had been reduced to an exsanguine corpse, its blood extracted for study.