thanatoid

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  • undefined Resembling death; apparently dead.
  • undefined Deadly, as a venomous snake.

Examples

  • Electra threw up the sash, that the wintry air might revive him; and as the red glare of declining day streamed down from the sky-light upon the group, she looked from the easy-chair to the canvas, and mutely questioned: "Which is most thanatoid -- painter or painted?"

    Macaria; or, Altars of Sacrifice

  • Authorities in Binghamton, New York, insist a couple of hours was not too long to discover the thanatoid scene in the Immigrant Ed Building.

    The American Spectator

Note

The word 'thanatoid' comes from a Greek root meaning 'death'.