VividLex

Home / Dictionary / deathly

deathly

8 senses · Free VividLex dictionary · Thesaurus

  1. 1. a. Deadly; fatal; mortal; destructive. Source: opted
  2. 2. adv. Deadly; as, deathly pale or sick. Source: opted
  3. 3. adj. having the physical appearance of death Source: wordnet
  4. 4. adj. causing or capable of causing death Source: wordnet
  5. 5. adv. to a degree resembling death Source: wordnet
  6. 6. adv. to an extreme degree Source: wordnet
  7. 7. Deadly; fatal; mortal; destructive. Deadly; as, deathly pale or sick. death%27s-head">DEATH'S-HEAD Death's"-head`, n. A naked human skull as the emblem of death; the head of the conventional personification of death. I had rather be married to a death's-head with a bone in his mouth. Shak. Death's-head moth (Zoöl.), a very large European moth (Acherontia atropos), so called from a figure resembling a human skull on the back of the thorax; -- called also death's-head sphinx. DEATH'S-HERB Death's"-herb`, n. The deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna). Dr. Prior. Source: webster
  8. 8. r:11/j:89 r. to a degree resembling death Source: ecdict

Thesaurus links

Related headwords in VividLex — dictionary ↔ thesaurus bridge for exploration and SEO depth.

From the definitions

Open full thesaurus page for deathly · Language as a Lens

Explore more

Search dictionary Related words Home
deathliness
deathrate