Definitions for deathly

deathly death·ly

Spelling: [deth-lee]
IPA: /ˈdɛθ li/

Deathly is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 193 anagrams from letters in deathly (adehlty).

Definitions for deathly

adverb

  1. in the manner of death.
  2. very; utterly:

adjective

  1. causing death; deadly; fatal.
  2. like death:
  3. of, relating to, or indicating death; morbid:

Origin of deathly

before 1000; Middle English dethlich, Old English dēathlīc. See death, -ly

Examples for deathly

Part Grim Reaper, part angel, this deathly saint had few followers, and they mostly worshipped in private.

His face was colourless, almost fierce; his forehead was deathly white.

She drew back and said no more, a deathly pallor overspreading her face.

He had wondered why the progress of the light had been so deathly slow.

Slowly the colour ebbed from Rohan's face, leaving it deathly pale.

Hideo Nakata, the world famous Japanese horror film director is deathly afraid of one thing: dark waters.

Sure, there's that fringe group of weirdos who are deathly afraid of clowns.

But he still had to lean on a chair, and his face was deathly pale.

Their network of super-elite inbreeding and strategic couplings had united the West in a deathly embrace.

I am fortunate that I have never been deathly ill, but whenever I have the stomach flu, I most certainly feel like I am dying.

Word Value for deathly
Scrable

14

Words with friends

13

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