lethally

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English lethal

English -ly

English lethally

From lethal + -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliːθəli/

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Adverb

lethally (comparative more lethally, superlative most lethally)

1. In a lethal manner, in manner which is or will be fatal.

   He was lethally poisoned by the cobra and died a day later of it.

Derived terms

• nonlethally
• supralethally

Translations

in a lethal manner

• Dutch: dodelijk (nl)
• Finnish: kuolettavasti (fi), tappavasti
• French: mortellement (fr)
• Polish: śmiertelnie (pl)
• Portuguese: letalmente, mortalmente, fatalmente