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deathly
death·ly / ˈde[unvoicedth]lē/ • adj. (-li·er , -li·est ) resembling or suggestive of death: a deathly hush she felt deathly cold. ∎ archaic , poetic/lit. of, relating to, or causing death: an eagle carrying a snake in its deathly grasp. |
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"deathly." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "deathly." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-deathly.html "deathly." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-deathly.html |
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•belly, Botticelli, casus belli, Corelli, Delhi, deli, Ellie, Grappelli, jelly, Kelly, lamellae, Machiavelli, Mahaweli, nelly, Schiaparelli, Shelley, shelly, smelly, tagliatelle, telly, Torricelli, vermicelli, welly, Zeffirelli
•trebly
•assembly, trembly
•deadly, Hedley, medley, redly
•friendly • freckly
•cleanly, eco-friendly, user-friendly
•heavenly • fleshly • wetly • directly
•Bentley • deathly
•Lesley, Leslie, Presley, Wesley
•yellow-belly • underbelly
•bailey, bailie, capercaillie, Cayley, ceilidh, daily, Daley, Daly, Disraeli, Eilidh, feyly, gaily, Haley, Hayley, Israeli, Rayleigh, scaly, shaly, ukulele
•ably • ungainly • maidenly • shapely
•stately • saintly • paisley • Ainsley
•comradely
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"deathly." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "deathly." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-deathly.html "deathly." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-deathly.html |
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