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.

  2. I have a deathly fear of reptiles.

    ruЯ до смерти боюсь пресмыкающихся. — shanghainese

  3. Her deathly paleness is due to long illness.

    ruЕё мертвенная бледность из-за долгой болезни. — corvard

    deIhre Totenblässe kommt von langer Krankenheit. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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

  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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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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