"deathy" meaning in English

See deathy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-deathy.wav Forms: more deathy [comparative], most deathy [superlative]
Etymology: From death + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|death|y}} death + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} deathy (comparative more deathy, superlative most deathy)
  1. (archaic, poetic) Relating to death. Tags: archaic, poetic Categories (topical): Death
    Sense id: en-deathy-en-adj-9k4siNX6 Disambiguation of Death: 76 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10
  2. Misspelling of deathly. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: deathly
    Sense id: en-deathy-en-adj-462Xgilt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: deathiness
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