deathful

adjective

death·​ful

ˈdethfəl

1

archaic : full of or threatening death : deadly, murderous, destructive, bloody

2

archaic : liable to undergo death : mortal

3

: like death : having the appearance of death : deathly

on his deathful face … a look of pain and baffled anger

—Richard Hofstadter

deathfully

-əlē

adverb

Word History

Etymology

Middle English deethful, from deeth death + -ful

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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