Is there an adjective for someone who looks like a vampire?












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I'm describing what an opiate addict looks like before recovery. Instead of saying "he looked like a vampire," I'd like to say something like "he looked [vampiric]."



I actually just found out vampiric was a word, but I want something that sounds better (more colloquial/natural, I suppose) and covers a variety of traits (pale, emaciated, sickly, etc).










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    It would require a little too much knowledge of pop culture, but how about Orlokian?

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  • @IanMacDonald that's really good. I wish I could use that.

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    Why don't you think "vampiric" sounds colloquial/natural enough?

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  • Emaciated? Sickly? Someone has never watched HBO's interpretation of True Blood.

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    3 hours ago











  • sengir should be it. (name of the first vampire from MTG)

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I'm describing what an opiate addict looks like before recovery. Instead of saying "he looked like a vampire," I'd like to say something like "he looked [vampiric]."



I actually just found out vampiric was a word, but I want something that sounds better (more colloquial/natural, I suppose) and covers a variety of traits (pale, emaciated, sickly, etc).










share|improve this question




















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    It would require a little too much knowledge of pop culture, but how about Orlokian?

    – Ian MacDonald
    11 hours ago











  • @IanMacDonald that's really good. I wish I could use that.

    – njboot
    10 hours ago






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    Why don't you think "vampiric" sounds colloquial/natural enough?

    – curiousdannii
    5 hours ago











  • Emaciated? Sickly? Someone has never watched HBO's interpretation of True Blood.

    – choster
    3 hours ago











  • sengir should be it. (name of the first vampire from MTG)

    – Mazura
    3 hours ago














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I'm describing what an opiate addict looks like before recovery. Instead of saying "he looked like a vampire," I'd like to say something like "he looked [vampiric]."



I actually just found out vampiric was a word, but I want something that sounds better (more colloquial/natural, I suppose) and covers a variety of traits (pale, emaciated, sickly, etc).










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I'm describing what an opiate addict looks like before recovery. Instead of saying "he looked like a vampire," I'd like to say something like "he looked [vampiric]."



I actually just found out vampiric was a word, but I want something that sounds better (more colloquial/natural, I suppose) and covers a variety of traits (pale, emaciated, sickly, etc).







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    It would require a little too much knowledge of pop culture, but how about Orlokian?

    – Ian MacDonald
    11 hours ago











  • @IanMacDonald that's really good. I wish I could use that.

    – njboot
    10 hours ago






  • 4





    Why don't you think "vampiric" sounds colloquial/natural enough?

    – curiousdannii
    5 hours ago











  • Emaciated? Sickly? Someone has never watched HBO's interpretation of True Blood.

    – choster
    3 hours ago











  • sengir should be it. (name of the first vampire from MTG)

    – Mazura
    3 hours ago














  • 2





    It would require a little too much knowledge of pop culture, but how about Orlokian?

    – Ian MacDonald
    11 hours ago











  • @IanMacDonald that's really good. I wish I could use that.

    – njboot
    10 hours ago






  • 4





    Why don't you think "vampiric" sounds colloquial/natural enough?

    – curiousdannii
    5 hours ago











  • Emaciated? Sickly? Someone has never watched HBO's interpretation of True Blood.

    – choster
    3 hours ago











  • sengir should be it. (name of the first vampire from MTG)

    – Mazura
    3 hours ago








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It would require a little too much knowledge of pop culture, but how about Orlokian?

– Ian MacDonald
11 hours ago





It would require a little too much knowledge of pop culture, but how about Orlokian?

– Ian MacDonald
11 hours ago













@IanMacDonald that's really good. I wish I could use that.

– njboot
10 hours ago





@IanMacDonald that's really good. I wish I could use that.

– njboot
10 hours ago




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4





Why don't you think "vampiric" sounds colloquial/natural enough?

– curiousdannii
5 hours ago





Why don't you think "vampiric" sounds colloquial/natural enough?

– curiousdannii
5 hours ago













Emaciated? Sickly? Someone has never watched HBO's interpretation of True Blood.

– choster
3 hours ago





Emaciated? Sickly? Someone has never watched HBO's interpretation of True Blood.

– choster
3 hours ago













sengir should be it. (name of the first vampire from MTG)

– Mazura
3 hours ago





sengir should be it. (name of the first vampire from MTG)

– Mazura
3 hours ago










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For something often used to describe people and not an analogy like ghoulish or vampiric or cadaverous:




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    I'd suggest cadaverous.



    From Merriam-Webster.com:




    1a : of or relating to a corpse
    b : suggestive of corpses or tombs



    2a : PALLID, LIVID
    b :
    GAUNT, EMACIATED grossly underweight







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      "Vampiric" is the actual adjective to describe something (or someone) like a vampire.



      According to https://www.dictionary.com/browse/vampiric:



      Derived Forms
      vampiric ( væmˈpɪrɪk ) or vampirish , adjective






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        People who dress in the aesthetic of the goth subculture would likely be pleased to be deemed they look like a vampire. To your more detailed case to describe drug addicts, my sense is it may fit to some but not all addicts; for the ones that it doesn't really describe there is heroin chic.






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          I like Etiolated as a metaphorical adjective (describes a person as if they were a plant):



          adjective




          (of a plant) pale and drawn out due to a lack of light.







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            gaunt - extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated.



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            This more emphasises the skinny and haggard nature of their appearance - rather than the pale or sickliness - so you could combine two adjectives, like:




            He looked pale and gaunt.



            His gaunt and sickly appearance.







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              There is always the tried and true "strung-out" or "cadaverous" or "corpselike" i like "he had the look of a worn and deflated pillowcase in need of a wash"






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                Vampirical.



                It means ‘like a vampire’.



                You can say ‘he looked vampirical’.



                It means ‘having the traits of a vampire’ or ‘like a vampire’



                https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/vampirical






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                  pallid - very pale, in a way that looks unhealthy and not attractive







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                          I'd suggest cadaverous.



                          From Merriam-Webster.com:




                          1a : of or relating to a corpse
                          b : suggestive of corpses or tombs



                          2a : PALLID, LIVID
                          b :
                          GAUNT, EMACIATED grossly underweight







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                            I'd suggest cadaverous.



                            From Merriam-Webster.com:




                            1a : of or relating to a corpse
                            b : suggestive of corpses or tombs



                            2a : PALLID, LIVID
                            b :
                            GAUNT, EMACIATED grossly underweight







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                              I'd suggest cadaverous.



                              From Merriam-Webster.com:




                              1a : of or relating to a corpse
                              b : suggestive of corpses or tombs



                              2a : PALLID, LIVID
                              b :
                              GAUNT, EMACIATED grossly underweight







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                              I'd suggest cadaverous.



                              From Merriam-Webster.com:




                              1a : of or relating to a corpse
                              b : suggestive of corpses or tombs



                              2a : PALLID, LIVID
                              b :
                              GAUNT, EMACIATED grossly underweight








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                                  "Vampiric" is the actual adjective to describe something (or someone) like a vampire.



                                  According to https://www.dictionary.com/browse/vampiric:



                                  Derived Forms
                                  vampiric ( væmˈpɪrɪk ) or vampirish , adjective






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                                    "Vampiric" is the actual adjective to describe something (or someone) like a vampire.



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                                    Derived Forms
                                    vampiric ( væmˈpɪrɪk ) or vampirish , adjective






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                                      "Vampiric" is the actual adjective to describe something (or someone) like a vampire.



                                      According to https://www.dictionary.com/browse/vampiric:



                                      Derived Forms
                                      vampiric ( væmˈpɪrɪk ) or vampirish , adjective






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                                      "Vampiric" is the actual adjective to describe something (or someone) like a vampire.



                                      According to https://www.dictionary.com/browse/vampiric:



                                      Derived Forms
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                                          People who dress in the aesthetic of the goth subculture would likely be pleased to be deemed they look like a vampire. To your more detailed case to describe drug addicts, my sense is it may fit to some but not all addicts; for the ones that it doesn't really describe there is heroin chic.






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                                            People who dress in the aesthetic of the goth subculture would likely be pleased to be deemed they look like a vampire. To your more detailed case to describe drug addicts, my sense is it may fit to some but not all addicts; for the ones that it doesn't really describe there is heroin chic.






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                                              People who dress in the aesthetic of the goth subculture would likely be pleased to be deemed they look like a vampire. To your more detailed case to describe drug addicts, my sense is it may fit to some but not all addicts; for the ones that it doesn't really describe there is heroin chic.






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                                              People who dress in the aesthetic of the goth subculture would likely be pleased to be deemed they look like a vampire. To your more detailed case to describe drug addicts, my sense is it may fit to some but not all addicts; for the ones that it doesn't really describe there is heroin chic.







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                                                  I like Etiolated as a metaphorical adjective (describes a person as if they were a plant):



                                                  adjective




                                                  (of a plant) pale and drawn out due to a lack of light.







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                                                    I like Etiolated as a metaphorical adjective (describes a person as if they were a plant):



                                                    adjective




                                                    (of a plant) pale and drawn out due to a lack of light.







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                                                      I like Etiolated as a metaphorical adjective (describes a person as if they were a plant):



                                                      adjective




                                                      (of a plant) pale and drawn out due to a lack of light.







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                                                      I like Etiolated as a metaphorical adjective (describes a person as if they were a plant):



                                                      adjective




                                                      (of a plant) pale and drawn out due to a lack of light.








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                                                          gaunt - extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated.



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                                                          This more emphasises the skinny and haggard nature of their appearance - rather than the pale or sickliness - so you could combine two adjectives, like:




                                                          He looked pale and gaunt.



                                                          His gaunt and sickly appearance.







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                                                            gaunt - extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated.



                                                            Dictionary.com



                                                            This more emphasises the skinny and haggard nature of their appearance - rather than the pale or sickliness - so you could combine two adjectives, like:




                                                            He looked pale and gaunt.



                                                            His gaunt and sickly appearance.







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                                                              gaunt - extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated.



                                                              Dictionary.com



                                                              This more emphasises the skinny and haggard nature of their appearance - rather than the pale or sickliness - so you could combine two adjectives, like:




                                                              He looked pale and gaunt.



                                                              His gaunt and sickly appearance.







                                                              share|improve this answer















                                                              gaunt - extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated.



                                                              Dictionary.com



                                                              This more emphasises the skinny and haggard nature of their appearance - rather than the pale or sickliness - so you could combine two adjectives, like:




                                                              He looked pale and gaunt.



                                                              His gaunt and sickly appearance.








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                                                                  There is always the tried and true "strung-out" or "cadaverous" or "corpselike" i like "he had the look of a worn and deflated pillowcase in need of a wash"






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                                                                          Vampirical.



                                                                          It means ‘like a vampire’.



                                                                          You can say ‘he looked vampirical’.



                                                                          It means ‘having the traits of a vampire’ or ‘like a vampire’



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                                                                            Vampirical.



                                                                            It means ‘like a vampire’.



                                                                            You can say ‘he looked vampirical’.



                                                                            It means ‘having the traits of a vampire’ or ‘like a vampire’



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                                                                              Vampirical.



                                                                              It means ‘like a vampire’.



                                                                              You can say ‘he looked vampirical’.



                                                                              It means ‘having the traits of a vampire’ or ‘like a vampire’



                                                                              https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/vampirical






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                                                                              Vampirical.



                                                                              It means ‘like a vampire’.



                                                                              You can say ‘he looked vampirical’.



                                                                              It means ‘having the traits of a vampire’ or ‘like a vampire’



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