Deathly

7 lettersadjectivemoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Resembling or suggestive of death in appearance, especially in being extremely pale or utterly still.

“The patient's deathly pallor alarmed the nurse who came to check on her that morning.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

death·ly

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Synonyms

deathlikedeadly mortal extremelyexceedinglysuper

Antonyms

livelyvibrant

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Wordle

Ends in -LY, contains the TH blend, Y at the end is the highest-scoring final letter

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Scrabble

Worth 14 points, H scores 4 and Y scores 4, solid seven-letter play with good tile value

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “deathly”.

daleth halted lathed adlet alhet ately athel aylet dealt death delay delta dhyal ethal ethyl haled halte hated hatel hayed heady heald lated lathe

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