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Definition of deathly in English: deathlyadjectivedeathliest, deathlier ˈdɛθliˈdɛθli 1Resembling 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 his face was deathly pale Example sentencesExamples - I was deathly cold and must have looked exceptionally pale in the dark room.
- Her face was deathly pale underneath the rouge and the dark lipstick.
- Friday's encounters had been played out in front of banks of empty seats and a deathly hush.
- He placed a deathly cold hand over her mouth, keeping her from crying out.
- The red eyes were bright and swollen from crying, and the white skin was deathly pale from the cold.
- Cautiously, he rolled her over to find her face pale, deathly white.
- Suitably chastened, the woman returned to her seat, and all four sat down in deathly silence until the plane landed.
- In fact it is deathly cold within the concrete grey triangular structure.
- Suddenly the stadium falls into a deathly cold and the lights begin to flicker.
- I simply dropped to my knees next to her and held her hand, trying to get some warmth into that deathly cold body.
- Despite the newscaster's promise of sun, it was deathly cold in her room.
- He pulled his face mask up and marched into the deathly cold mountain air.
- Then he felt his body go into shock, as a deathly cold hand clamped to his neck.
- His eyes narrowed to slits and the air about them grew cold, and deathly still.
- Her face was deathly pale, but she managed a small smile in Tom's direction.
- Her breathing became shallow and ragged, while her face began to pale to a deathly white.
- The hall was hushed to a deathly silence as he began to talk, his voice full of authority.
- As an adult I've always kept firmly out of the sun and my skin has remained deathly pale as a result.
- A kind of deathly, phony calm descends at moments like that.
- Every time she spoke, her voice sounded so loud against the deathly hush.
Synonyms deathlike, corpse-like, cadaverous, ghostly, ghostlike, ghastly, grim, haggard ashen, chalky, chalk-white, white, pale, pallid, bloodless, colourless, wan, anaemic, pasty, sickly, drained, sapped informal like death warmed up, peaky rare etiolated - 1.1archaic, literary 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。 Example sentencesExamples - True artistic integrity is stultified by the deathly embrace of marketing.
- She spun around and gave him a glare so deathly that he turned pale and blacked out.
- Had my parents tried to pack me off for a week of physical activities I should have fixed them with a deathly stare and screamed for hours.
- I was shattered to see how the disease had extended its deathly grip.
- She dropped to the ground, sword unsheathed lying next to her waiting for the right moment to strike the deathly blow.
Definition of deathly in US English: deathlyadjectiveˈdeTHlēˈdɛθli 1Resembling 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。 Example sentencesExamples - Cautiously, he rolled her over to find her face pale, deathly white.
- Her face was deathly pale underneath the rouge and the dark lipstick.
- Her breathing became shallow and ragged, while her face began to pale to a deathly white.
- The hall was hushed to a deathly silence as he began to talk, his voice full of authority.
- Despite the newscaster's promise of sun, it was deathly cold in her room.
- Suitably chastened, the woman returned to her seat, and all four sat down in deathly silence until the plane landed.
- Her face was deathly pale, but she managed a small smile in Tom's direction.
- He placed a deathly cold hand over her mouth, keeping her from crying out.
- A kind of deathly, phony calm descends at moments like that.
- The red eyes were bright and swollen from crying, and the white skin was deathly pale from the cold.
- Friday's encounters had been played out in front of banks of empty seats and a deathly hush.
- He pulled his face mask up and marched into the deathly cold mountain air.
- Suddenly the stadium falls into a deathly cold and the lights begin to flicker.
- I was deathly cold and must have looked exceptionally pale in the dark room.
- As an adult I've always kept firmly out of the sun and my skin has remained deathly pale as a result.
- His eyes narrowed to slits and the air about them grew cold, and deathly still.
- Every time she spoke, her voice sounded so loud against the deathly hush.
- Then he felt his body go into shock, as a deathly cold hand clamped to his neck.
- In fact it is deathly cold within the concrete grey triangular structure.
- I simply dropped to my knees next to her and held her hand, trying to get some warmth into that deathly cold body.
Synonyms deathlike, corpse-like, cadaverous, ghostly, ghostlike, ghastly, grim, haggard - 1.1literary, archaic 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。 Example sentencesExamples - I was shattered to see how the disease had extended its deathly grip.
- She spun around and gave him a glare so deathly that he turned pale and blacked out.
- Had my parents tried to pack me off for a week of physical activities I should have fixed them with a deathly stare and screamed for hours.
- True artistic integrity is stultified by the deathly embrace of marketing.
- She dropped to the ground, sword unsheathed lying next to her waiting for the right moment to strike the deathly blow.
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