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superlethal

superlethal adjective: extremely lethal.

Adjective

superlethal (comparative more superlethal, superlative most superlethal)

  1. Extremely lethal.
    • The flu could suddenly become superlethal.2009 May 2, Gail Collins, “Joe Biden, the Flu and You”, in New York Times

Forms of superlethal

comparativemore superlethal
superlativemost superlethal

Origin of superlethal

From super- + lethal.

Questions about superlethal

What does superlethal mean?
Superlethal means extremely lethal.
What part of speech is superlethal?
Superlethal is an adjective.

Words near superlethal in the dictionary

  1. superlegions
  2. superlenient
  3. superlens
  4. superlenses
  5. superlensing
  6. superlethal
  7. superlevel
  8. superliberal
  9. superliberals
  10. superlibertarian
  11. superlibertarians

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