deathyadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈdɛθi/, U.S.

/ˈdɛθi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: death n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < death n. + -y suffix¹. With use as adjective compare earlier deathly adj., deathlike adj.; with use as adverb compare earlier deathly adv.

A. adj.

Of the nature or appearance of death; associated with death; = deathly adj. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > [adjective] > relating to death

mortalc1425

deadly1470

capitalc1475

mortuary1542

parting?1570

deada1586

defunctive1601

lethal1607

deathly1763

deathya1822

1667 A. Bailey Spightful Sister v. ii. 56 I kill'd thee, and were serv'd But just, if thy deathy fingers should Pull out my timorous heart.

a1770 T. Chatterton Compl. Wks. (1971) I. 391 Could I charm, by friendship's potent spells, The soul of Phillips from the deathy tomb!

1797 R. Southey Donica in Poems 180 Her cheeks were deathy, white, and wan.

a1822 P. B. Shelley Witch of Atlas lxx, in Posthumous Poems (1824) 52 A mimic day within that deathy nook.

1825 R. Southey Tale of Paraguay iv. 38 A deathy paleness settled in its stead.

1843 S. Coleridge in Mem. (1873) I. 275 The recumbent figure..looks deathy with too real and actual a deathiness.

1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd I. xxviii. 307 ‘How murderous and bloodthirsty!’ ‘They are rather deathy.’

1909 A. L. Dudeney Trespass vi. 124 A dusty, dim room,..full to faintness of that deathy smell that dwells with a place clean forgotten.

1950 K. Burke Rhetoric of Motives iii. 229 The change in the quality of motives is signalized at the start of the last book by a deathy note.

1999 CMJ New Music Rep. 19 July 31/2 The melodies..are often punctuated by deathy growls, hoarse whispers, and a woman's opera-style singing.

†B. adv.

To a degree resembling death; = deathly adv. 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > [adverb] > resembling death

deadlya1400

deathly1791

deathy1811

1811 P. B. Shelley Moonbeam ii. 1 Now all is deathy still.

1817 S. T. Coleridge Biographia Literaria I. x. 173 Here and thus I lay, my face..deathy pale.

1855 tr. H. Conscience Miser vii. 108 The gloomy abode..which since her departure had been so solitary and so silent, so deathy still, that [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	deathy
释义	deathyadj.adv. Brit. /ˈdɛθi/, U.S. /ˈdɛθi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: death n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < death n. + -y suffix¹. With use as adjective compare earlier deathly adj., deathlike adj.; with use as adverb compare earlier deathly adv. A. adj. Of the nature or appearance of death; associated with death; = deathly adj. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > [adjective] > relating to death mortalc1425 deadly1470 capitalc1475 mortuary1542 parting?1570 deada1586 defunctive1601 lethal1607 deathly1763 deathya1822 1667 A. Bailey Spightful Sister v. ii. 56 I kill'd thee, and were serv'd But just, if thy deathy fingers should Pull out my timorous heart. a1770 T. Chatterton Compl. Wks. (1971) I. 391 Could I charm, by friendship's potent spells, The soul of Phillips from the deathy tomb! 1797 R. Southey Donica in Poems 180 Her cheeks were deathy, white, and wan. a1822 P. B. Shelley Witch of Atlas lxx, in Posthumous Poems (1824) 52 A mimic day within that deathy nook. 1825 R. Southey Tale of Paraguay iv. 38 A deathy paleness settled in its stead. 1843 S. Coleridge in Mem. (1873) I. 275 The recumbent figure..looks deathy with too real and actual a deathiness. 1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd I. xxviii. 307 ‘How murderous and bloodthirsty!’ ‘They are rather deathy.’ 1909 A. L. Dudeney Trespass vi. 124 A dusty, dim room,..full to faintness of that deathy smell that dwells with a place clean forgotten. 1950 K. Burke Rhetoric of Motives iii. 229 The change in the quality of motives is signalized at the start of the last book by a deathy note. 1999 CMJ New Music Rep. 19 July 31/2 The melodies..are often punctuated by deathy growls, hoarse whispers, and a woman's opera-style singing. †B. adv. To a degree resembling death; = deathly adv. 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > [adverb] > resembling death deadlya1400 deathly1791 deathy1811 1811 P. B. Shelley Moonbeam ii. 1 Now all is deathy still. 1817 S. T. Coleridge Biographia Literaria I. x. 173 Here and thus I lay, my face..deathy pale. 1855 tr. H. Conscience Miser vii. 108 The gloomy abode..which since her departure had been so solitary and so silent, so deathy still, that [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1667
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