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adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; fatal: a lethal weapon; a lethal dose.
2.
made to cause death: a lethal chamber; a lethal attack.
3.
causing great harm or destruction: The disclosures were lethal to his candidacy.
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lethal
1580s, from L.L. lethalis, from L. letalis "deadly, fatal," from letum "death," of uncertain origin. Form altered in L.L. by association with lethe hydor "water of oblivion" in Hades in Greek mythology, from Gk. lethe "forgetfulness."
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lethal le·thal (lē'thəl)
adj.
Capable of causing death.
Of, relating to, or causing death.
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