deathly
adverb/ˈdeθli/
/ˈdeθli/
(also less frequent deadly)
- like a dead person; suggesting death
- Her face was deathly pale.
- The house was deathly still.
- deathly cold
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDeathly is used with these adjectives:- pale
- quiet
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