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Deathly

adjective/dɪskˈɔːɹsɪvnəs/
Definition
having the physical appearance of death
causing or capable of causing death
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dɪskˈɔːɹsɪvnəs/
🇬🇧British English
/dˈɛθli/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dˈɛθli/
2 syllables Say it as /dɪskˈɔːɹsɪvnəs/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivehaving the physical appearance of death
“a deathly pallor”
adjectivecausing or capable of causing death
“a fatal accident”
adverbto a degree resembling death
“he was deathly pale”
Word Forms
deadlinessnounthe quality of being deadly
deathnounthe act of killing
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
tödlich
die physische Erscheinung des Todes haben
🇫🇷French
mortel
avoir l'apparence physique de la mort
🇪🇸Spanish
mortal
tener la apariencia física de la muerte
🇮🇹Italian
mortale
avere l'aspetto fisico della morte
🇳🇱Dutch
dodelijk
met de fysieke verschijning van de dood
🇵🇹Portuguese
mortal
tendo a aparência física da morte
🇷🇺Russian
смертельный
имеющий физический вид смерти
India
🇮🇳Hindi
प्राणघातक
मृत्यु का भौतिक स्वरूप होना
🇧🇩Bengali
প্রাণঘাতী
মৃত্যুর শারীরিক চেহারা আছে
🇮🇳Tamil
மரணகரமான
மரணத்தின் உடல் தோற்றம் கொண்டது
🇮🇳Telugu
మరణకరమైన
మరణం యొక్క భౌతిక రూపాన్ని కలిగి ఉంది
🇮🇳Marathi
प्राणघातक
मृत्यूचे शारीरिक स्वरूप असणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
જીવલેણ
મૃત્યુનો શારીરિક દેખાવ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮಾರಣಾಂತಿಕ
ಸಾವಿನ ಭೌತಿಕ ನೋಟವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മാരകമായ
മരണത്തിൻ്റെ ശാരീരിക രൂപം ഉള്ളത്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਜਾਨਲੇਵਾ
ਮੌਤ ਦੀ ਸਰੀਰਕ ਦਿੱਖ ਹੋਣਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
جان لیوا
موت کی جسمانی شکل ہونا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
致命的
具有死亡的外表
🇯🇵Japanese
致命的な
死のような外見をしている
🇰🇷Korean
죽은 듯이
육체적으로 죽음의 모습을 보이는 것
🇻🇳Vietnamese
chết chóc
có vẻ ngoài vật lý của cái chết
🇹🇭Thai
มรณะ
มีรูปกายเป็นความตาย
🇮🇩Indonesian
seperti mayat
memiliki penampilan fisik seperti kematian
🇵🇭Filipino
nakamamatay
pagkakaroon ng pisikal na anyo ng kamatayan
🇲🇾Malay
maut
mempunyai rupa fizikal seperti kematian
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مميت
وجود المظهر الجسدي للموت
🇮🇷Persian
مرگبار
داشتن ظاهر فیزیکی مرگ
🇹🇷Turkish
ölümcül
fiziksel olarak ölüm görünümüne sahip olmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
מֵמִית
בעל מראה פיזי של מוות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'deathly'?
The primary meaning of 'deathly' is 'having the physical appearance of death'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'deathly' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'deathly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'deathly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'deathly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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