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How to use deathly in a sentence

13 example sentences · adjective, adverb

Deathly means appearing as though dead, or on the verge of death. Example: “He has a deathly pallor.”

Examples of deathly by meaning

adjectiveAppearing as though dead, or on the verge of death.

  • He has a deathly pallor.

adjectiveExtreme.

  • He has a deathly fear of crocodiles.

adverbIn a way that resembles death.

  • He was deathly pale.

adverbExtremely, dreadfully.

  • The water was deathly cold.
  • He was deathly afraid of crocodiles.

More sentences with deathly

  • I'm livid; a deathly pale light floods my face and I emanate a different smell.2014, Francesco Verso, Livid, Surry Hills, N.S.W.: Xoum Publishing, →ISBN. From the entry livid
  • It is deathly, and resurrectingly, serious, yet it is not God, but only one of God’s angels.1996, Denise Lardner Carmody, “[On Human Nature] Work”, in Organizing a Christian Mind: A Theology of Higher Education, Valley Forge, Pa.…. From the entry resurrectingly
  • Amidst a world whistling Not with summery wind But radiating a springful Of deathly atoms.1970, Afro-Asian Writings - Issue 5, page 29. From the entry springful
  • A deathly hush descended on the crowd.2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN. From the entry sick to one's stomach
  • As a type of bug, the death loop is not the only deadly, and deathly, reference to game-halting system failure.2015, Emily Flynn-Jones, “Don't Forget to Die”, in Torill Elvira Mortensen, Jonas Linderoth, Ashley ML Brown, editors, The Dark Side of…. From the entry kill screen
  • I'm deathly afraid of the tearooms though, John.1973, chapter II, in Deep Dick, page 21. From the entry tearoom
  • It was a small, stuffy, defunct room, of mahogany, and deathly enlargements of photographs of departed people done in carbon.1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “chapter 10”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC. From the entry carbon print
  • Its waters have been despoiled and plundered to the brink of disaster – and in the case of the Grand Banks cod fishery, sent over that edge into deathly extinction.2010 October 8, Kevin Rushby, “Atlantic: A Vast Ocean of a Million Stories by Simon Winchester – review”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The…. From the entry pond

Meaning of deathly

  1. adjective Appearing as though dead, or on the verge of death.
  2. adjective Deadly, fatal, causing death.
  3. adjective Extreme.

Full definition of deathly

Questions about deathly in a sentence

How do you use deathly in a sentence?
Deathly is used as an adjective and adverb. For example: “He has a deathly pallor.”
What is a short sentence with deathly?
“He was deathly pale.”
What does deathly mean?
Deathly means appearing as though dead, or on the verge of death.

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