deathly
Related to deathly: deafly
deathly
mod. excellent. Did you see Kelly’s deathly new convertible?
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- brutal
- base
- fettie
- cas
- dap
- bluh
- bousta
- Hey!
- lucci
- late
References in classic literature
Minute by minute, the deathly cold creeps nearer to the sleeping man.
The Frozen Deep
In deathly silence they proceeded for what seemed hours to the two tired and hopeless old men; but presently as they topped a little rise of ground they were overjoyed to see the cabin lying before them, not a hundred yards distant.
Tarzan of the Apes
A light fall of snow had obliterated all footmarks; and a deathly silence pervaded the island, as if for a space Nature stood still in horror of the recent carnage.
The Adventures of Peter Pan
The vast size of the building, with its gloom and its deathly silence, struck a chill to the heart.
Sign of the Four
There was a determined gleam in his eyes; at the same time there was a deathly pallor in his face, as though he were being led to the scaffold.
Crime And Punishment
His face was deathly pale, and the lines of it were hard like drawn wires.
Dracula
"I will not," continued he, after a moment's silence, "conceal from you, that while your probity and exactitude up to this moment are universally acknowledged, yet the report is current in Marseilles that you are not able to meet your liabilities." At this almost brutal speech Morrel turned deathly pale.
Count of Monte Cristo
The bronze or copper of it had grown green with the eating airs of that exalted place, and Otto had instantly the thought, "Even if they had arms, they must be rusted by now." Moonrise had already made a deathly dawn behind the crests and crags, and the rain had ceased.
The Wisdom Of Father Brown
"It's to show me," he thought, "what would happen to ME--" and a deathly sense of the superiority of implication and analogy over direct action, and of silence over rash words, closed in on him like the doors of the family vault.
The Age of Innocence
Bulstrode's usual paleness had in fact taken an almost deathly hue.
Middlemarch
'Harry Potter: The Deathly Hallows' has been divided into two films.
Harry Potter down with cold he can't cast off
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Papa Murphy's announces partnership with Borders to promote children's literacy
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Bidding a magical farewell
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