- Of, resembling, or characteristic of death: a deathly silence.
- Causing death; fatal.
- In the manner of death.
- Extremely; very: The night was deathly cold.
Dictionary:
death·ly (dĕth'lē) ![]() |
| Thesaurus: deathly |
| Antonyms: deathly |
Definition: fatal
Antonyms: benign, harmless, healthful, healthy, life-giving, strengthening
adj
Definition: suggesting end of life
Antonyms: animated, beginning, blooming, blossoming, lively
| WordNet: deathly |
The adjective has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
having the physical appearance of death
Synonym: deathlike
Meaning #2:
causing or capable of causing death
Synonyms: deadly, mortal
The adverb deathly has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
in the manner of death
| Translations: Deathly |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - dødlignende, dødelig
adv. - dødsens
Nederlands (Dutch)
dodelijk, doods
Français (French)
adj. - cadavérique, de mort
adv. - comme la mort
Deutsch (German)
adj. - tödlich, Todes-
adv. - tödlich
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - νεκρικός
adv. - νεκρικά, θανατερά
Italiano (Italian)
mortale, mortalmente
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - mortal, fatal
adv. - mortalmente, extremamente
Русский (Russian)
смертельный, смертельно
Español (Spanish)
adj. - mortal, mortífero, sepulcral, cadavérico
adv. - mortalmente, totalmente
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - dödlig, dödslik
adv. - dödligt
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
死一般的, 像死一样地
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 死一般的
adv. - 像死一樣地
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 죽음에 이르게 하는, 잔혹한, 죽은 듯한
adv. - 죽은 듯이, 극단적으로
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 死のような
adv. - 死んだように
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) مميت, مهلك (ظرف) شبيه بالموت
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - של מוות
adv. - כמוות
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