TOP

Definition of deathly adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

deathly

adverb
 
/ˈdeθli/
 
/ˈdeθli/
(also less frequent deadly)
jump to other results
  1. like a dead person; suggesting death
    • Her face was deathly pale.
    • The house was deathly still.
    • deathly cold
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDeathly is used with these adjectives:
    • pale
    • quiet
    See full entry
See deathly in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
Check pronunciation: deathly

Other results

All matches

Nearby words

trait
noun
 
 
From the Word list
Oxford 5000
B2
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day