A few days ago
kew

What is the difference between the words “deadly” and “deathly”?

What is the difference between the words “deadly” and “deathly”?

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A few days ago
Nunya Bizness

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Generally speaking deadly means causing or capable of causing death while

deathly means having the physical appearance of death.

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A few days ago
jan51601
DEADLY means likely to cause death, aiming to kill or destroy (“deadly” enemy) or tending to deprive of force or vitality (“deadly” habit, a “deadly” disease), while DEATHLY means fatal; of, relating to, or suggestive of death (his skin had a pale, “deathly” pallor or color to it).
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