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How to pronounce deathly in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms deathlike


a deathly pallor.
Type Words
Synonyms deadly, mortal
Derivation death
Type Words
Synonyms exceedingly, extremely, super


the night was deathly cold.
as a child, I was deathly afraid of snakes.

Examples of deathly

deathly
Court records say her husband, Paul Nellany, is deathly allergic to wasp stings.
From the signonsandiego.com
Today, in contrast to 1984-85, the argument against deathly images is stronger.
From the economist.com
With anorexia, sufferers see themselves as fat even when they are deathly thin.
From the kentucky.com
Fixed income is on the floor and mergers and acquisitions have gone deathly quiet.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
It's deathly quiet inside Old Trafford, all you can hear is the visiting fans.
From the telegraph.co.uk
It was a perfect morning for deer hunting, about 40 degrees and deathly still.
From the dallasnews.com
Dehydration came so quickly and severely, a person's skin became deathly blue.
From the kansas.com
Among them was Neelam, who said her two grandchildren were deathly ill inside.
From the nytimes.com
The strobes and sunburn cannot disguise the deathly pallor of your countrymen.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • Deathlike: having the physical appearance of death; "a deathly pallor"
  • To a degree resembling death; "he was deathly pale"
  • Deadly: causing or capable of causing death; "a fatal accident"; "a deadly enemy"; "mortal combat"; "a mortal illness"
  • Appearing as though dead, or on the verge of death; fatal, causing death; extreme; With reference to death; extremely, dreadfully
  • (deathliness) The state or quality of being deathly