Deathly
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English
Adjective
Deathly (comparative more Deathly, superlative most Deathly)
- Appearing as though dead, or on the verge of death.
- He has a deathly pallor.
- fatal, causing death
- extreme
- He has a deathly fear of crocodiles.
Adverb
Deathly (comparative more Deathly, superlative most Deathly)
- With reference to death
- He was deathly afraid of crocodiles.
- extremely, dreadfully
- The water was deathly cold.
Thesaurus
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