deathly
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li adjective
1.
causing death; deadly; fatal.
2.
like death: a deathly silence.
3.
of, pertaining to, or indicating death; morbid: a deathly odor from the sepulcher.
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deathly (ˈdɛθlɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | deadly |
| 2. | resembling death: a deathly quiet |
| 'deathliness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
deathly
O.E. deaþlic "mortal" (see death). Meaning "deadly" is from late 12c.; that of "death-like" is from 1560s.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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