"deathly" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɛθli/ [UK] Forms: deathlier [comparative], more deathly [comparative], deathliest [superlative], most deathly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English dethlich, from Old English dēaþlīċ, equivalent to death + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|dethlich}} Middle English dethlich, {{inh|en|ang|dēaþlīċ}} Old English dēaþlīċ, {{suffix|en|death|ly}} death + -ly Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} deathly (comparative deathlier or more deathly, superlative deathliest or most deathly)
  1. Appearing as though dead, or on the verge of death. Translations (appearing as though dead): kuolon (Finnish), tödlich (German), dedly (Middle English), смерте́льный (smertélʹnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-deathly-en-adj-O6vXyq3M Disambiguation of 'appearing as though dead': 91 6 3
  2. Deadly, fatal, causing death. Categories (topical): Death Translations (fatal, causing death): kuolettava (Finnish), tappava (Finnish), tödlich (German), zabójczy (Polish), śmiertelny (Polish), śmiercionośny (Polish), смерте́льный (smertélʹnyj) (Russian), роково́й (rokovój) (Russian), фата́льный (fatálʹnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-deathly-en-adj-EP4wnnZ1 Disambiguation of Death: 14 64 3 19 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 50 8 34 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 17 57 6 19 0 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 62 7 22 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 65 14 16 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 66 3 27 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 64 12 15 0 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 64 12 14 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 16 63 5 16 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 10 65 10 15 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 71 5 17 0 Disambiguation of 'fatal, causing death': 7 87 6
  3. Extreme. Translations (extreme): kuollakseen (note: verb form) (Finnish), смерте́льный (smertélʹnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-deathly-en-adj-sb1yG3xe Disambiguation of 'extreme': 1 3 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: deathliness, deathly pale

Adverb

IPA: /ˈdɛθli/ [UK] Forms: more deathly [comparative], most deathly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English dethlich, from Old English dēaþlīċ, equivalent to death + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|dethlich}} Middle English dethlich, {{inh|en|ang|dēaþlīċ}} Old English dēaþlīċ, {{suffix|en|death|ly}} death + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} deathly (comparative more deathly, superlative most deathly)
  1. In a way that resembles death.
    Sense id: en-deathly-en-adv-a1yVw4y1
  2. Extremely, dreadfully.
    Sense id: en-deathly-en-adv-6JSEybYg

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He was deathly pale.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In a way that resembles death."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "death",
          "death"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The water was deathly cold.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "He was deathly afraid of crocodiles.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Extremely, dreadfully."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Extremely",
          "extremely"
        ],
        [
          "dreadfully",
          "dreadfully"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛθli/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "deathly"
}

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