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- 1. resembling or suggestive of death: "a deathly hush fell over the breakfast table" Similar
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deathly | American Dictionary. adjective, adverb. us / ˈdeθ·li / Add to word list. seeming like death: Madeline looked deathly pale. The crowd was deathly silent.
1. : fatal. 2. : of, relating to, or suggestive of death. a deathly pallor. deathly adverb. Synonyms. deadly. mortal. mortuary. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of deathly in a Sentence. A deathly silence filled the room. his deathly pallor suggested that any attempt to find a pulse would be futile.
(Definition of deathly from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) deathly | Intermediate English. adjective, adverb. us / ˈdeθ·li / Add to word list. seeming like death: Madeline looked deathly pale. The crowd was deathly silent.
Something that's deathly reminds you of death. If you dress up as a ghost for Halloween, the makeup on your cheeks might turn your face a deathy shade of gray. A spooky silence can be described as deathly silent, and an unhealthy skin color is often called a deathly pallor.
Deathly definition: causing death; deadly; fatal.. See examples of DEATHLY used in a sentence.
Definition of deathly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
You can also say that someone or something is deathly silent, dull, boring, cold, or tired. [literary, emphasis] He is deathly afraid of black crows. I took a deathly dull job. 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] If you say that there is a deathly silence or a deathly hush, you are emphasizing that it is very quiet.
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective deathly. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
A complete guide to the word "DEATHLY": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Synonyms for DEATHLY: deadly, mortal, dead, spectral, lethal, murderous, mortuary, fatal; Antonyms of DEATHLY: breathing, active, live, alive, living, animate, vigorous, energetic
