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deathly

American  
[deth-lee] / ˈdɛθ li /

adjective

  1. causing death; deadly; fatal.

  2. like death.

    a deathly silence.

  3. of, relating to, or indicating death; morbid.

    a deathly odor from the sepulcher.

adverb

  1. in the manner of death.

  2. very; utterly.

    deathly afraid.
deathly British  
/ ˈdɛθlɪ /

adjective

  1. deadly

  2. resembling death

    a deathly quiet
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Other Word Forms

  • deathliness noun
  • predeathly adjective

Etymology

Origin of deathly

before 1000; Middle English dethlich, Old English dēathlīc. See death, -ly

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