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   Death·ly

   /ˈdeTHlē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. resembling or suggestive of death: "a deathly hush fell over the breakfast table" Similar deathlikecorpselikecadaverousghostlyghostlikeghastlygrimhaggardashenchalkychalk whitewhitepalepallidbloodlesscolorlesswananemicpastysicklydrainedsappedinformal:like death warmed uppeakyrare:etiolated
   • ▪ relating to or causing death: "an eagle carrying a snake in its deathly grasp"

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • H

     4

   • L

     1

   • Y

     4

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