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/deth"feuhl/, adj.1. deadly; fatal.2. resembling death; deathlike.[1200-50; ME deethful. See DEATH, -FUL]
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Deathful — Death ful, a. 1. Full of death or slaughter; murderous; destructive; bloody. [1913 Webster] These eyes behold The deathful scene. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. Liable to undergo death; mortal. [1913 Webster] The deathless gods and deathful earth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deathful — index deadly, pernicious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
deathful — [deth′fəl] adj. 1. deathlike; deathly 2. Archaic deadly; murderous 3. Archaic subject to death; mortal … English World dictionary
deathful — adjective a) Full of death or slaughter. b) Liable to undergo death … Wiktionary
deathful — death·ful … English syllables
deathful — /ˈdɛθfəl/ (say dethfuhl) adjective 1. fatal. 2. deathlike …
deathful — … Useful english dictionary
death´ful|ness — death|ful «DEHTH fuhl», adjective. 1. full of or fraught with death; deadly; fatal; destructive: »Oh! Deathful stabs were dealt apace, The battle deepened in its place (Tennyson). 2. like death: »The deathful hue of his countenance (Jane Porter) … Useful english dictionary
death´ful|ly — death|ful «DEHTH fuhl», adjective. 1. full of or fraught with death; deadly; fatal; destructive: »Oh! Deathful stabs were dealt apace, The battle deepened in its place (Tennyson). 2. like death: »The deathful hue of his countenance (Jane Porter) … Useful english dictionary
death|ful — «DEHTH fuhl», adjective. 1. full of or fraught with death; deadly; fatal; destructive: »Oh! Deathful stabs were dealt apace, The battle deepened in its place (Tennyson). 2. like death: »The deathful hue of his countenance (Jane Porter). 3.… … Useful english dictionary
