deathly
adjective
death·ly ˈdeth-lē 
1
: fatal
2
: of, relating to, or suggestive of death
a deathly pallor
deathly adverb
Synonyms
- dead
- deadly
- mortal
- mortuary
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Example Sentences
A deathly silence filled the room. his deathly pallor suggested that any attempt to find a pulse would be futile
Recent Examples on the Web There was a deathly silence at the table, Jared recalls. 
Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Sep. 2022 For one, the bees that buzzed throughout several of the episodes are seemingly a symbol of Anthony's deathly fear of following in his father's footsteps and dying young from a bee sting. Andrea Park, Marie Claire, 12 Jan. 2021 Some people crawled across, while others fell back from the ladder rungs only to be caught by a half-dozen souls, carried along in a deathly procession, and then lowered to the ground and compelled to repeat. Lori Waxman, chicagotribune.com, 16 June 2019 Current Time 0:00Duration Time 0:00Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 1 TrailerPart 1 of the film will be released Nov. 19, 2010. Chris Kohler, WIRED, 28 June 2010
Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Sep. 2022 For one, the bees that buzzed throughout several of the episodes are seemingly a symbol of Anthony's deathly fear of following in his father's footsteps and dying young from a bee sting. Andrea Park, Marie Claire, 12 Jan. 2021 Some people crawled across, while others fell back from the ladder rungs only to be caught by a half-dozen souls, carried along in a deathly procession, and then lowered to the ground and compelled to repeat. Lori Waxman, chicagotribune.com, 16 June 2019 Current Time 0:00Duration Time 0:00Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 1 TrailerPart 1 of the film will be released Nov. 19, 2010. Chris Kohler, WIRED, 28 June 2010 Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
deathly 1 of 2
adjective
death·ly ˈdeth-lē
: relating to or suggesting death
The crowd became deathly silent. John Reynolds Gardiner, Stone Fox
John Reynolds Gardiner, Stone Foxdeathly
2 of 2adverb
: in a way suggesting death
deathly pale
deathly
adjective
1
as in deadly
of, relating to, or suggestive of death his deathly pallor suggested that any attempt to find a pulse would be futile Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- deadly
- mortal
- dead
- lethal
- spectral
- murderous
- mortuary
- fell
- ghostly
- fatal
- lifeless
- still
- phantom
- inert
- cadaverous
- killer
- ghostlike
- macabre
- quiescent
- inactive
- baleful
- pestilent
- fateful
- inoperative
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- breathing
- active
- live
- living
- alive
- energetic
- vigorous
- animate
- lively
- jazzy
- vivacious
- spirited
- animated
- sound
- frisky
- brisk
- perky
- peppy
- jaunty
- vital
- racy
- well
- gay
- springy
- bouncing
- whole
- healthy
- sprightly
- pert
- snappy
- zippy
- hale
- chipper
- wholesome
- robust
- spanking
- hearty
- sparky
- fit
- sprightful
- able-bodied
2
as in lethal
likely to cause or capable of causing death smallpox is one deathly disease that medical science has been able to conquer Synonyms & Similar Words
- lethal
- deadly
- fatal
- poisonous
- infectious
- killer
- toxic
- infective
- murderous
- mortal
- dangerous
- harmful
- fell
- destructive
- terminal
- baleful
- hazardous
- pestilent
- pernicious
- virulent
- injurious
- perilous
- baneful
- deleterious
- serious
- menacing
- noxious
- ugly
- bloody
- vital
- threatening
- risky
- pestilential
- unhealthy
- grave
- truculent
- grievous
- sanguinary
- parlous
- jeopardizing
- sublethal
- unsound
- sanguine
- internecine
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- healthy
- healthful
- wholesome
- nonfatal
- beneficial
- salubrious
- salutary
- nonlethal
- restorative
- curative
- remedial
- beneficial
- advantageous
- tonic
- useful
- safe
- corrective
- alleviative
- nonpoisonous
- nontoxic
- polyprotodont
- Polyprotodontia
- polyprotodonts
- polyps
- polypsychic
- polypsychical
- polypsychism
- polypterid
- Polypteridae
- Polypteris
- polypteroid
- Polypterus
- polyptota
- polyptoton
- polyptotons
- polyptych
- polyptychs
- polypuses
- polyrhythm
- polyrhythmic
- polyrhythmically
- polyrhythms
- polyribonucleotide
- polyribonucleotides
- polyribosomal