Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • So as to resemble death; deathly.

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  • adjective obsolete Relating to death.
  • adjective Common misspelling of deathly.

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Examples

  • He may as well come out and call some of the dresses "deathy".

    The Celebrity Blog , Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog 2010

  • He may as well come out and call some of the dresses "deathy".

    PopMatters 2010

  • I mean, some ppl might think you were being callous and shallow, and like, showing signs of douchery and cynicism previously unknown to those New Yorkers, who like, didn't die when everything went all ashy/deathy, but I guess it might be worth it -- I HEART Will Smith!

    E. A. Hanks: Dear Movie Marketing Pplz! 2008

  • They are all very adept at finding snotty things to say about Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John Edwards, but they are deathy afraid of being asked to provide a substantial answer about real issues such as health care.

    Not Much There There 2007

  • They are all very adept at finding snotty things to say about Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John Edwards, but they are deathy afraid of being asked to provide a substantial answer about real issues such as health care.

    Not Much There There 2007

  • A few death scenes avoid their key moments and show a different perspective, something lighter and less, well deathy.

    Filmstalker Review: Die Hard 4.0 (Live Free or Die Hard) 2007

  • The deathy stillness of a town, and the barred windows, and shut shops, and empty streets, and great long lines of big brick buildin's look melancholy.

    The Clockmaker Thomas Chandler Haliburton 1830

  • The deathy stillness of a town, and the barred windows, and shut shops, and empty streets, and great long lines of big brick buildins, look melancholy.

    The Clockmaker — or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville Thomas Chandler Haliburton 1830

  • The Raven dislikes all animal food that has not a deathy smack.

    Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 John Wilson 1819

  • The vocals move from a deathy rasp to an almost spoken, clean swagger, akin to

    SMNnews.com ksimms 2010

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  • In chapter 27 of ''Far From the Madding Crowd'', Bathsheba goes to visit her red-coated Captain Troy, who has promised to show her his swordplay. (Stop giggling, this is not a euphemism.) He describes certain cuts and thrusts, and the fair maiden interjects:

    "How murderous and bloodthirsty!"

    TO which our dashing captain replies:

    "They are rather deathy."

    December 29, 2008