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deathly

[deth-lee]

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

/ ˈɛθɪ /

adjective

  1. deadly

  2. resembling death

    a deathly quiet

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • deathliness noun
  • predeathly adjective
  • ˈ𲹳ٳԱ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of deathly1

before 1000; Middle English dethlich, Old English ŧٳī. See death, -ly
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When Charlie Hopkins thinks back to the three years he spent in one of America's most famous prisons, he remembers the "deathly quiet" the most.

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Despite their addiction to Russian energy, they ironically claim to be deathly afraid of Putin’s territorial ambitions.

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Sure, but whatever one feels about the ethics of “Emilia Pérez,” the bigger problem, for me, is that it quickly begins to take itself deathly seriously.

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I’d like to think that soon after Nov. 5, this deathly pallor will lift, but we all must be prepared for all the ugly efforts after the election to deny the will of the people.

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It is a game involving the hottest league in America, yet the atmosphere on Figueroa is deathly cold.

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