deathly
/ˈdɛθli/ adjective C2- Appearing as though dead, or on the verge of death. · He has a deathly pallor.
- Deadly, fatal, causing death.
- Extreme. · He has a deathly fear of crocodiles.
Comparative deathlier · Superlative deathliest
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Far away a chiming clock struck out the quarters of the hours, but otherwise a deathly silence lay upon the old house.
The flush had faded in an instant, and a deathly face was before me.
At this almost brutal speech Morrel turned deathly pale.
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