deathly
In a way that resembles deathIn a way that resembles death.
» There was a deathly silence in the room.
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2 sensesIn a way that resembles death.
He was deathly pale.
to a degree resembling death
Extremely, dreadfully.
The water was deathly cold.
He was deathly afraid of crocodiles.
Examples
12 sentencesThere was a deathly silence in the room.
I have a deathly fear of reptiles.
ruЯ до смерти боюсь пресмыкающихся. — shanghainese
Her deathly paleness is due to long illness.
ruЕё мертвенная бледность из-за долгой болезни. — corvard
deIhre Totenblässe kommt von langer Krankenheit. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I’m deathly afraid of turning left onto that street.
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
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
more deathly, most deathly| Comparative | more deathly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most deathly |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- to an extreme degree:extremelyexceedinglysuper
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb