The Clue
Cadaverous (4 letter answer)
The Answer
PALE
Tags
Notes
The answer PALE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 100 puzzles.
Related Clues
___ ale
Ashen
Blanch
Blanched
Colorless
Drained
Enclosure
Faded
Faint
Feeble
Pasty
Picket
Stake
Untanned
Wan
Whitish
Adjective for pastels
Anemic-looking
Enclosing fence
Kind of face
Lighten up?
Not bright
Prone to freckles
Show fright
Soft-colored
Wane or wan
Washed out
Like some ales
"___ Moon," 1920 song
Needing some sun
New at the beach, maybe
Not very bright
Part of a picket fence
Like Suckling's "fond lover"
Definition
PALE as a noun:
1. (picket, pale) = a wooden strip forming part of a fence
PALE as a verb:
1. (pale, blanch, blench) = turn pale, as if in fear
PALE as an adjective:
1. very light colored; highly diluted with white; "pale seagreen"; "pale blue eyes"
2. (pale, pallid, wan, sick) = (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn"
3. (pale, pallid) = lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness; "a pale rendition of the aria"; "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender"; "a pallid performance"
4. (pale, pallid, wan) = abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed"
5. not full or rich; "high, pale, pure and lovely song"