deathly
/ˈdɛθli/
adverb
- In a way that resembles death; extremely or intensely.
- He was deathly afraid of spiders and would scream at the sight of one.
- The old house was deathly quiet at midnight.
- She looked deathly pale after fainting in the heat.
adjective
- Resembling or suggesting death; extremely pale, still, or quiet.
- The room was filled with a deathly cold that made everyone shiver.
- A deathly hush fell over the crowd as the verdict was read.
- His skin had a deathly pallor after the long illness.
- Extreme or intense in a negative way.
- She felt a deathly fear when she heard the footsteps behind her.
- The patient had a deathly weakness and could barely lift his head.
- There was a deathly seriousness in his voice that silenced the room.
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