deathly
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6.5
- adjective
- /ˈdɛθli/
:
cadavérico
- But the Arecibo facility was deathly quiet except for the ever-present buzz of the equipment.
- deathly pale
Now we look pale and a little bit deathly, but we'll add some colours in a bit.
- Now we look pale and a little bit deathly, but we'll add some colours in a bit.
Examples
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For many minutes, she sat on the couch in the deathly quiet house, trying to dredge up memories.
Fiction book (1998) -
The patient's lips were still somewhat blue, but that same deathly hue had faded from under his fingernails.
Fiction book (1992) -
"The stranger, still deathly white, spoke on in a rush of words.
Fiction book (2002) -
The sorcerer's face was deathly pale, but his eyes showed that he was still in control.
Fiction book (1993) -
Edmund had gone deathly white, but he spoke with a quiet dignity that became him well.
Fiction book (1991) -
The knight is deathly still, with no sight or sound of breathing or moaning.
Fiction book (1993) -
There was deathly silence for about two minutes, and then there were screams and howls and yells.
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The children hung on to Vicenta's apron, their faces a deathly white, their eyes like saucers.
Academic text (2007) -
The abandoned house felt deathly quiet, with no sound interrupting the stillness of the night.
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After the shocking news, he appeared deathly pale, as if he had seen a ghost.
Synonyms
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1.0
Still and quiet, without movement or life, like water
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4.4
Too harsh for plants or animals to survive there
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9.1
Very pale and thin, looking like a dead body
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8.6
Pale and motionless like someone who is dead
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9.1
Looks very pale and still like a dead person
Antonyms
How Deathlike
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Deathly comes from death + -ly, which makes it mean 'death-like' or showing the looks or silence of death. That's why we use deathly to describe someone very pale, still, or very quiet.