deathly

[deth-lee] / ˈdɛθ li /

ADJECTIVE

suggesting end of life

Synonyms

WEAK

appalling cadaverous corpselike deathlike defunctive dreadful gaunt ghastly grim gruesome haggard horrible macabre pale pallid wan wasted

Antonyms

WEAK

animated beginning benign blooming blossoming harmless healthful healthy life-giving lively strengthening

ADJECTIVE

fatal

Synonyms

WEAK

deadly extreme intense lethal mortal mortiferous noxious pestilent pestilential terrible

Antonyms

WEAK

animated beginning benign blooming blossoming harmless healthful healthy life-giving lively strengthening

Example Sentences

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Lawren Babek had three cats when she went on a first date in 2008 with a man who said he was deathly allergic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

The atmosphere among those who came to mourn the tragedy was deathly quiet.

From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026

In a scene also reminiscent of past October failures, just a few steps from the party, the Dodgers clubhouse was deathly quiet.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025

As he struggled with a system, which aimed to preserve secrecy and deepen separation, he didn’t know about a deathly further dimension to the institutional inhumanity.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

It was deathly quiet among the houses of Capricorn's village, and everything that went on seemed to be done in secret.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

deathly

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