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Meanings of deathly in anglès

Causing or capable of causing death.

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Having the physical appearance of death.

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Usage of deathly in anglès
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The face, too, with the deathly hue of the grave upon it.
Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from the Brigands of Greece
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Yet the deathly stillness in the scrub oaks around the house continued.
Before the Dawn: A Story of the Fall of Richmond
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Mid-winter gripped the dead world; and the twilight air was deathly chill.
Further Adventures of Lad
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Terror was in the innocent eyes and the deathly white, baby face.
The Dreamer: A Romantic Rendering of the Life-Story of Edgar All...
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She went deathly still, whether from shock or desire he couldn't tell.
Celtic fire
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The result was a deathly stillness in the house, except at meal-times.
The Enchanted April
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The silence in the room was deathly, the heat intense, heavy, pall-like.
The Lamp in the Desert
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And then he's gone, leaving the room deathly still in his wake.
Back on murder
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There was something almost deathly in the look of her little face.
From out the Vasty Deep
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Halloween, in keeping with its deathly associations, is not a safe time.
The Irish Times
11
It's deathly silent as Mierzwiak and Stan work on completing the job.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
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Then a silence fell, deathly, like the lifeless silence of a grave.
The Link
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The vague light of the rising moon gleamed deathly on his face.
The Obstacle Race
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The woman had looked so deathly white that the boy was alarmed.
The Chums of Scranton High at Ice Hockey
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There was an instant of almost deathly stillness in that turbulent heart.
Trumps
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The prisoner set his teeth, though deathly pale, and did not reply.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1930
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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