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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: having the physical appearance of death; "a deathly pallor" [syn: deathlike, deathly]
2: causing or capable of causing death; "a fatal accident"; "a deadly enemy"; "mortal combat"; "a mortal illness" [syn: deadly, deathly, mortal] adv
1: to a degree resembling death; "he was deathly pale"

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: before 12th century 1. fatal 2. of, relating to, or suggestive of death <a deathly pallor> • deathly adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & adv. --adj. (deathlier, deathliest) suggestive of death (deathly silence). --adv. in a deathly way (deathly pale).

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Deathly Death"ly, a. Deadly; fatal; mortal; destructive.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Deathly Death"ly, adv. Deadly; as, deathly pale or sick.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. If you say that someone is deathly pale or deathly still, you are emphasizing that they are very pale or still, like a dead person. (LITERARY) Bernadette turned deathly pale... ADV: ADV adj [emphasis] 2. If you say that there is a deathly silence or a deathly hush, you are emphasizing that it is very quiet. (LITERARY) A deathly silence hung over the square. ADJ: ADJ n [emphasis]

Moby Thesaurus

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