Deathly Definition

dĕthlē
adjective
deathlier, deathliest
Like or characteristic of death.
Webster's New World
Causing death; deadly.
Webster's New World

Extreme.

He has a deathly fear of crocodiles.
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adverb
In a deathlike way; to a deadly degree.
Webster's New World
In the manner of death.
American Heritage
Extremely.
Deathly ill.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Deathly

Adjective

Base Form:
deathly
Comparative:
deathlier
Superlative:
deathliest

Deathly Sentence Examples

  • The room was deathly silent as she finished.

  • It is strange, rising early, sleeping the hours I'd worked so long in the past, and listening to the deathly quiet instead of the rowdy noises of hungry men.

  • The complacency of Connecticut at the time was ready made to rail against, it was so deathly unoriginal and sticky with republican fear.

  • I've actually done a tiny bit of work here today but it's still deathly quiet.

  • There is always a deathly hush on the phone at this point.

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