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deathly

/ˈdɛθli/ adjective C2
  1. Appearing as though dead, or on the verge of death. · He has a deathly pallor.
  2. Deadly, fatal, causing death.
  3. Extreme. · He has a deathly fear of crocodiles.

Comparative deathlier · Superlative deathliest

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At this almost brutal speech Morrel turned deathly pale.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 331 · C1
Far away a chiming clock struck out the quarters of the hours, but otherwise a deathly silence lay upon the old house.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 73 · C1
The flush had faded in an instant, and a deathly face was before me.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 143 · C1

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