A deathly silence filled the room. his deathly pallor suggested that any attempt to find a pulse would be futile
Recent Examples on the WebThere was a deathly silence at the table, Jared recalls. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Sep. 2022 For one, the bees that buzzed throughout several of the episodes are seemingly a symbol of Anthony's deathly fear of following in his father's footsteps and dying young from a bee sting. Andrea Park, Marie Claire, 12 Jan. 2021 Some people crawled across, while others fell back from the ladder rungs only to be caught by a half-dozen souls, carried along in a deathly procession, and then lowered to the ground and compelled to repeat. Lori Waxman, chicagotribune.com, 16 June 2019 Current Time 0:00Duration Time 0:00Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 1 TrailerPart 1 of the film will be released Nov. 19, 2010. Chris Kohler, WIRED, 28 June 2010
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of deathly was before the 12th century