Meaning

3 senses
  1. Appearing as though dead, or on the verge of death.

    He has a deathly pallor.

    tödlich

    смерте́льныйsmertélʹnyj

  2. Deadly, fatal, causing death.

    tödlich

    смерте́льныйsmertélʹnyj, роково́йrokovój, фата́льныйfatálʹnyj

    causing or capable of causing death

  3. Extreme.

    He has a deathly fear of crocodiles.

    смерте́льныйsmertélʹnyj

Examples

12 sentences
  1. There was a deathly silence in the room.

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  2. I have a deathly fear of reptiles.

    ruЯ до смерти боюсь пресмыкающихся.

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  3. Her deathly paleness is due to long illness.

    ruЕё мертвенная бледность из-за долгой болезни.

    deIhre Totenblässe kommt von langer Krankenheit.

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  4. I’m deathly afraid of turning left onto that street.

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  5. He won't go near the water because he's deathly afraid of jellyfish.

    deEr wagt sich nicht in Wassernähe, weil er eine höllische Angst vor Quallen hat.

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Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
appearing as though dead:
fatal, causing death:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
appearing as though dead:

Origin

From Middle English dethlich, from Old English dēaþlīċ, equivalent to death + -ly.

From Middle English dethlich, from Old English dēaþlīċ, equivalent to death + -ly.

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Forms

deathlier/more deathly, deathliest/most deathly
Comparativedeathlier / more deathly Lesson
Superlativedeathliest / most deathly Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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