deathful
Americanadjective
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deadly; fatal.
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resembling death; deathlike.
Etymology
Origin of deathful
First recorded in 1200–50, deathful is from the Middle English word deethful. See death, -ful
Example Sentences
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A deathful stillness came upon the assembled multitude.
From Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker by S. Weir (Silas Weir) Mitchell
The most polluted plays that ever oozed from the poisonous pen of leprous dramatist have won their deathful power through the medium of newspapers; the evil is stupendous!
From The Abominations of Modern Society by T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt) Talmage
The king took his deathful spear, and struck the deeply-sounding shield....
From The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 3 by Ernest Hartley Coleridge
Now, deeply yearning o'er our deathful fate, With joyful hope of India's shore elate, We loose the hawsers and the sail expand, And, upward coast the Ethiopian strand.
From The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem by Luís de Camões
An hour later we stood in the silent room, with its drawn blinds and its deathful atmosphere, looking down at the pale, intellectual face of Henry Stradwick, Lord Southery, the greatest engineer of his day.
From The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer
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