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deathy

deathy adjective: relating to death.

Adjective

deathy (comparative more deathy, superlative most deathy)

  1. (archaic, poetic) Relating to death.
    • The sunny hue that tinged her cheek was gone, / A deathy paleness settled in its stead;1829, Robert Southey, A Tale of Paraguay, Canto IV, XXXVIII, The Poetical Works of Robert Southey, page 569
    • The deathy stillness of a town, and the barred windows, and shut shops, and empty streets, and great long lines of big brick buildins,^([sic]) look melancholy.1836, Thomas Chandler Haliburton, The Clockmaker: Or, The Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick of Slickville, First Series, published 1840, page 83

Forms of deathy

comparativemore deathy
superlativemost deathy

Origin of deathy

From death + -y.

Words formed from deathy

Questions about deathy

What does deathy mean?
Deathy means relating to death.
What part of speech is deathy?
Deathy is an adjective.

Words near deathy in the dictionary

  1. deathwatches
  2. deathwise
  3. deathwish
  4. deathwishes
  5. deathworthy
  6. deathy
  7. Deaton
  8. Deatons
  9. Deats
  10. Deatses
  11. deattach

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