deathly

[ deth-lee ]

/ ˈdɛθ li /

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adjective

causing death; deadly; fatal.

like death: a deathly silence.

of, relating to, or indicating death; morbid: a deathly odor from the sepulcher.

adverb

in the manner of death.

very; utterly: deathly afraid.

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Origin of deathly

before 1000; Middle English dethlich,Old English dēathlīc.See death, -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM deathly

death·li·ness, nounpre·death·ly, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH deathly

deadly, deathly

Words nearby deathly

death instinct, Death in Venice, death knell, deathless, deathlike, deathly, death mask, death match, death metal, death of, Death of a Salesman

How to use deathly in a sentence

One day in 2010, when oncologist Paul Muizelaar operated on a patient with glioblastoma—a brain tumor infamous for its deathly toll—he did something shocking.
Triggering the Body’s Defenses to Fight Cancer - Issue 108: Change|Lina Zeldovich|November 3, 2021|Nautilus
“The streets were deathly quiet as the horses pulled Lincoln’s car, hearse-like, through the dark streets,” Widmer wrote.
Lincoln’s first inauguration met with threats of kidnapping, killing and militias|Michael Ruane|January 15, 2021|Washington Post
I am fortunate that I have never been deathly ill, but whenever I have the stomach flu, I most certainly feel like I am dying.
Why My Norovirus Panic Makes Me Sick|Lizzie Crocker|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Part Grim Reaper, part angel, this deathly saint had few followers, and they mostly worshipped in private.
America’s Fastest Growing Death Holiday Is From Mexico|Michael Schulson|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Their network of super-elite inbreeding and strategic couplings had united the West in a deathly embrace.
Can We Divorce Our Elites?|James Poulos|April 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sure, there's that fringe group of weirdos who are deathly afraid of clowns.
'American Idol' Premiere Review: The Clown Show Is Back and We Love It|Kevin Fallon|January 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hideo Nakata, the world famous Japanese horror film director is deathly afraid of one thing: dark waters.
Japanese Horror Director Tackles the 3/11 Tsunami|Jake Adelstein, Nathalie-Kyoko Stucky|February 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She bent forward, her chin resting upon her breast, and gradually the deathly sickness passed.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
Deathly pale, the teacher took a step toward the window, but hastily turned, and dashed from the room.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman
Lying there, with hollow cheeks, eyes closed and lips deathly pale, it seemed as if the spirit had already fled.
Hunted and Harried|R.M. Ballantyne
I felt deathly sick, physically sick, fearing she was marked for death, fearing she was reserved for worse than death.
A Virginia Scout|Hugh Pendexter
And she raised her proud head higher, and looked about her and deep down with deathly eyes.
Rudy and Babette|Hans Christian Andersen

British Dictionary definitions for deathly

deathly

/ (ˈdɛθlɪ) /

adjective

deadly

resembling deatha deathly quiet

Derived forms of deathly

deathliness, noun

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deathly

Origin of deathly

OTHER WORDS FROM deathly

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH deathly

Words nearby deathly

Words related to deathly

How to use deathly in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for deathly

Derived forms of deathly