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deathly

Pronunciation:  'dethlee

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Matching Terms:  deathless, deathlike, deathliness

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adv]  in the manner of death; "he was deathly pale"
  2. [adj]  having the physical appearance of death; "a deathly pallor"
  3. [adj]  causing or capable of causing death; "a fatal accident"; "a deadly enemy"; "mortal combat"; "a mortal illness"
 
 Synonyms: dead, deadly, deathlike, fatal, mortal
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Death"ly\, a.
    Deadly; fatal; mortal; destructive.
    
    
  2. \Death"ly\, adv.
    Deadly; as, deathly pale or sick.
    
    
 
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