[syn: deadly, deathly, mortal]
ADVERB (1)
1. to a degree resembling death;
- Example: "he was deathly pale"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Deathly \Death"ly\, adv.
Deadly; as, deathly pale or sick.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Deathly \Death"ly\, a.
Deadly; fatal; mortal; destructive.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
deathly
adv 1: to a degree resembling death; "he was deathly pale"
adj 1: having the physical appearance of death; "a deathly
pallor" [syn: deathlike, deathly]
2: causing or capable of causing death; "a fatal accident"; "a
deadly enemy"; "mortal combat"; "a mortal illness" [syn:
deadly, deathly, mortal]