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adjective
- 1. resembling or suggestive of death: "a deathly hush fell over the breakfast table"
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adjective, adverb. us / ˈdeθ.li / uk / ˈdeθ.li / Add to word list. extreme in a way that is unpleasant: After he had spoken, a deathly silence / hush fell on the room. She went deathly pale. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Serious and unpleasant. abominable. abominably. abysmally. apocalyptic. frightful. from hell idiom. fun.
Definitions of deathly. 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”
Definition of deathly adverb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. deathly. adverb. /ˈdɛθli/ (less frequent deadly) like a dead person; suggesting death Her face was deathly pale. The house was deathly still. deathly cold. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
May 6, 2024 · deathly. (deθli ) 1. adverb [ADVERB adjective] 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. She lay deathly still.
Definition of deathly – Learner’s Dictionary. deathly. adjective, adverb. uk. Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. / ˈdeθli / us. Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. extreme in a way that is unpleasant: a deathly silence. Her face turned deathly pale. Want to learn more?
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.
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.
