lethal
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le·thal
(lē'thəl) 
adj.
lethally le'thal·ly adv.
adj.
- Capable of causing death.
- Of, relating to, or causing death. See synonyms at fatal.
- Extremely harmful; devastating: accusations lethal to the candidate's image.
[Late Latin lēthālis, alteration (probably influenced by Lēthē, Lethe) of Latin lētālis, from lētum, death.]
lethality le·thal'i·ty (lē-thăl'ĭ-tē) n.lethally le'thal·ly adv.
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lethal
adj
Definition: deadly
Antonyms: beneficial, harmless, helpful, life-giving, safe
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Deadly; fatal.
- l. trait — an inherited characteristic that ensures the early death of the inheritor. See also inherited parakeratosis, and canine cyclic hematopoiesis.
- l. trait A46 — see inherited parakeratosis.
- l. white — the name given to the progeny of white horses in which the gene for the white character is dominant. Their progeny have a very high mortality rate. The same applies to the offspring of a mating of two overo horses; the defect in these is atresia of the intestine.
- l. white foal disease — see lethal white (above).
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Lethal is an adjective meaning capable of causing death. In practice, it is commonly used when implying or referring to something that is particularly highly likely to cause death.
Lethal may also refer to:
- Lethal (band), an American heavy metal band
- Leigh Matthews, Australian rules footballer nicknamed "Lethal" or "Lethal" Leigh
- Jay Lethal (born 1985), ring name of American professional wrestler Jamar Shipman
- Lethal (film), a 2005 B-movie starring Heather Marie Marsden and Lorenzo Lamas
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Lethal
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - dødelig, dødbringende, dræbende
Nederlands (Dutch)
dodelijk, fataal
Français (French)
adj. - mortel, fatal, très dangereux, redoutable
Deutsch (German)
adj. - tödlich
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - θανατηφόρος, θανάσιμος, φονικός
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - letal
Русский (Russian)
смертельный, летальный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - letal, mortal, mortífero
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - dödlig, dödande, letal
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
致命的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 致命的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 치명적인 , 치사의
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 致死の, 致命的な
n. - 致死遺伝子症
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) مميت, قاتل, مهلك
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - קטלני, גורם למוות
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