gaunt vs cadaverous

gaunt and cadaverous both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gaunt	No	Yes	No	No
cadaverous	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, gaunt and cadaverous are synonyms defined as:

gaunt and cadaverous: very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

Other synonyms of gaunt include emaciated, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted.

gaunt (adjective)	cadaverous (adjective)
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold	of or relating to a cadaver or corpse
	very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold