lethiferous

[li-thif-er-uhs]

adjective

Archaic.

1. lethal.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lethiferous¹

1645–55; < Latin lētifer ( lēti-, combining form of lētum death ( lethal ) + -fer bearing) + -ous; -ferous

Example Sentences

See corpse. deadborn, a. stillborn. deaden, v. blunt, benumb, hebetate, moderate; devitalize, subdue. dead-house, n. morgue; ossuarium, charnel-house, mortuary, tomb. deadly, a. fatal, mortal, lethal, lethiferous, noxious, internecine; implacable, unrelenting. deaf-mute, n.

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Adj. killing &c. v.; murderous, slaughterous; sanguinary, sanguinolent†; blood stained, blood thirsty; homicidal, red handed; bloody, bloody minded; ensanguined†, gory; thuggish. mortal, fatal, lethal; dead, deadly; mortiferous†, lethiferous†; unhealthy &c.

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