"deathsome" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more deathsome [comparative], most deathsome [superlative]
Etymology: From death + -some. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|death|some}} death + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} deathsome (comparative more deathsome, superlative most deathsome)
  1. Having the characteristic of death; alluding to or suggesting death
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