deathly
[ deth-lee ]
/ ˈdɛθ li /
adjective
adverb
in the manner of death.
very; utterly: deathly afraid.
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appalling, cadaverous, dreadful, gaunt, ghastly, grim, gruesome, haggard, horrible, macabre, pale, pallid, wan, wasted, deathlike, defunctive, deadly, extreme, intense, lethal
Nearby words
- deathday,
- deathful,
- deathless,
- deathlessly,
- deathlike,
- deathplace,
- deathsman,
- deathtrap,
- deathwatch,
- deathy
Origin of deathly
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deathly
/ (ˈdɛθlɪ) /
adjective
deadly
resembling deatha deathly quiet
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deathly
Old English deaþlic "mortal" (see death). Meaning "deadly" is from late 12c.; that of "death-like" is from 1560s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper