deathly

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1) ADV: ADV adj (emphasis) If you say that someone is deathly pale or deathly still, you are emphasizing that they are very pale or still, like a dead person. [LITERARY]

Bernadette turned deathly pale...

She lay deathly still.

2) ADV-GRADED: ADV adj (emphasis) If you say that someone is deathly afraid, you are emphasizing that they are very afraid. You can also say that someone or something is deathly silent, dull, boring, cold, or tired. [LITERARY]

He is deathly afraid of black crows...

I took a deathly dull job.

3) ADJ: ADJ n (emphasis) If you say that there is a deathly silence or a deathly hush, you are emphasizing that it is very quiet. [LITERARY]

A deathly silence hung over the square.