perished

/ ˈpɛrɪʃt /

adjective

1. informal.
   (of a person, part of the body, etc) extremely cold

Example Sentences

In China, tens of millions more perished in a 1959-1961 famine caused in part by Mao Zedong’s embrace of Lysenko’s policies.

From Los Angeles Times

Officials estimate that more than 6 million bats have perished across the U.S. from the syndrome as of 2012.

From Los Angeles Times

Local officials in the town of Chiva, near Valencia, said it was "impossible" to put a final figure on the number of people who have perished.

From BBC

They and others without access to willing doctors perished at a horrifying rate from self-abortions or operations performed in “dark, dingy apartments,” the documentary reports,

From Los Angeles Times

That may be what caused the death of a 28-year-old Georgia woman who perished while physicians debated whether her pregnancy-related infection was severe enough to warrant operating.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• corrupt
• disgusting
• moldy
• noxious
• overripe
• putrid
• rancid
• rotting
• sour
• spoiled
• stale