deathly
/ˈdeθlɪ/adjective
1deathlier, deathliest
- resembling or suggestive of death死一般的：
a deathly hush fell over the breakfast table
早餐桌上忽然死一般的寂静
as submodifier she felt deathly cold.她感到死一般的寒冷。
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- archaic or poetic/literary of, relating to, or causing death〈古或诗/文〉致命的, 致死的：
an eagle carrying a snake in its deathly grasp.
鹰以致命的爪子抓着一条蛇。