Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Deadly; bringing death or destruction.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Deadly; bringing death or destruction.

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  • adjective obsolete Deadly, lethal.

Etymologies

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Latin lethifer, letifer, from lethum, letum ("death") + ferre ("to bear, to bring"). Compare French léthifère.

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Examples

  • As we murder bishop, so is there another class of persons whom we only afflict with lethiferous diseases.

    Paul Clifford — Volume 01 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

  • As we murder bishop, so is there another class of persons whom we only afflict with lethiferous diseases.

    Paul Clifford — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

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  • (archaic) Lethal.

    November 20, 2007

  • Literally, 'deathbringing'

    July 9, 2008