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deathly

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death·ly  (dthl)
adj.
1. Of, resembling, or characteristic of death: a deathly silence.
2. Causing death; fatal.
adv.
1. In the manner of death.
2. Extremely; very: The night was deathly cold.

deathly
Adjective
1. resembling death: a deathly pallor
2. deadly
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.deathly - having the physical appearance of death; "a deathly pallor"
dead - no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life; "the nerve is dead"; "a dead pallor"; "he was marked as a dead man by the assassin"
2.deathly - causing or capable of causing death; "a fatal accident"; "a deadly enemy"; "mortal combat"; "a mortal illness"
fatal - bringing death
Adv.1.deathly - to a degree resembling death; "he was deathly pale"

deathly
adjective 1. deathlike, white, pale, ghastly, wan, gaunt, haggard, bloodless, pallid, ashen, sallow, cadaverous, ashy, like death warmed up (informal)
Translations
deathly [ˈdɛθlɪ] adjmortal; [silence] → profundo
deathly [ˈdɛθlɪ] adjde mort
advcomme la mort
deathly [ˈdɛθlɪ] death adj (silence) → eisig
adv (pale etc) → toten-
deathly [ˈdɛθlɪ] adjdi morte
advcome un cadavere


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Minute by minute the deathly cold creeps nearer and nearer to the lost men.
Already the deathly whiteness was passing from his cheeks.
And as if in accord with Rostov's feeling, there was a deathly stillness amid which was heard the Emperor's voice.
 
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