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1. : fatal. 2. : of, relating to, or suggestive of death. a deathly pallor. deathly adverb. Synonyms. deadly. mortal. mortuary. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of deathly in a Sentence. A deathly silence filled the room. his deathly pallor suggested that any attempt to find a pulse would be futile.
adjective. having the physical appearance of death. “a deathly pallor” synonyms: deathlike. dead. no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life. adjective. causing or capable of causing death. synonyms: deadly, mortal. fatal. bringing death. adverb. to a degree resembling death. “he was deathly pale” Cite this entry. Style: MLA.
What does the adjective deathly mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective deathly . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Definition of deathly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
deathly. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English death‧ly /ˈdeθli/ adjective, adverb reminding you of death or of a dead body deathly cold/white/pale She was deathly pale, and looked as if she might faint. a deathly hush/silence (=complete silence) A deathly hush fell over the room. Examples from the Corpus deathly cold/white/pale ...
1. adverb [ADV adj] If you say that someone is deathly pale or deathly still, you are emphasizing that they are very pale or still, like a dead person. [literary, emphasis] Bernadette turned deathly pale. 2. adjective [ADJ n] If you say that there is a deathly silence or a deathly hush, you are emphasizing that it is very quiet.
1. : in a way that is close to death or dying. He became deathly ill. 2. : in a way that makes you think of death. The room was deathly [= utterly] quiet. She's deathly afraid of snakes. DEATHLY meaning: relating to or seeming like death causing you to think of death.
