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  • 1deathly — [[t]de̱θli[/t]] 1) ADV: ADV adj (emphasis) If you say that someone is deathly pale or deathly still, you are emphasizing that they are very pale or still, like a dead person. [LITERARY] Bernadette turned deathly pale... She lay deathly still. 2)… …

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  • 2afraid — adj. 1) deathly, terribly afraid 2) afraid of (the child was afraid of the dark) 3) afraid to + inf. (he was afraid to dive from the high board) 4) afraid that + clause (we were afraid that he would find out) 5) (misc.) is it true? I m afraid so… …

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  • 3deathly — 1. adjective a) Appearing as though dead, or on the verge of death. He has a deathly pallor. b) fatal, causing death He has a deathly fear of crocodiles. 2. adverb …

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  • 4deathly — deathliness, n. /deth lee/, adj. 1. causing death; deadly; fatal. 2. like death: a deathly silence. 3. of, pertaining to, or indicating death; morbid: a deathly odor from the sepulcher. adv. 4. in the manner of death. 5. very; utterly: deathly… …

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  • 5deathly — death•ly [[t]ˈdɛθ li[/t]] adj. 1) causing death; deadly 2) resembling death 3) in the manner of death: deathly pale[/ex] 4) utterly: deathly afraid[/ex] …

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  • 6deathly — /ˈdɛθli/ (say dethlee) adjective 1. causing death; deadly; fatal. 2. like death. 3. Poetic of death. –adverb 4. in the manner of death. 5. very; utterly: deathly afraid. {Middle English dethlich, Old English dēaþlīc} …

  • 7deadly, deathly — Deadly has several meanings, among them fatal (a deadly disease), relentless (a deadly enemy), like death (a deadly paleness), and boring (a deadly speech). Deathly means resembling death and utterly : There was a deathly odor from the tomb. I… …

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  • 8death|ly — «DEHTH lee», adjective, adverb. –adj. 1. like that of death; deathlike: »Long illness had brought a deathly pallor to his face. 2. causing death; deadly: »The rats were killed with a deathly poison. SYNONYM(S): fatal. 3. Poetic. of death …

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  • 9List of Urusei Yatsura characters — Urusei Yatsura, a manga (1978–1987) and anime (1981–1986) series created by Rumiko Takahashi, has a large ensemble cast which includes many cameo appearances from Japanese mythology and history. Names of some of the characters are below. They are …

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  • 10List of Hayate the Combat Butler characters — This article lists the characters from the Japanese manga and anime series Hayate the Combat Butler. Contents 1 Ayasaki household 2 Sanzenin household 2.1 M.H.E. (Mikado Hyper Energy) …

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