death´ful|ness

death´ful|ness
death|ful «DEHTH fuhl», adjective.
1. full of or fraught with death; deadly; fatal; destructive: »

Oh! Deathful stabs were dealt apace, The battle deepened in its place (Tennyson).

2. like death: »

The deathful hue of his countenance (Jane Porter).

3. Archaic. liable to death; mortal.
death´ful|ly, adverb.
death´ful|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • death´ful|ly — death|ful «DEHTH fuhl», adjective. 1. full of or fraught with death; deadly; fatal; destructive: »Oh! Deathful stabs were dealt apace, The battle deepened in its place (Tennyson). 2. like death: »The deathful hue of his countenance (Jane Porter) …   Useful english dictionary

  • death|ful — «DEHTH fuhl», adjective. 1. full of or fraught with death; deadly; fatal; destructive: »Oh! Deathful stabs were dealt apace, The battle deepened in its place (Tennyson). 2. like death: »The deathful hue of his countenance (Jane Porter). 3.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ease´ful|ness — ease|ful «EEZ fuhl», adjective. giving ease; comfortable; soothing: »easeful Death (Keats). The daughter sees all this as a dire threat to her happy, easeful life with her father (Newsweek). –ease´ful|ly, adverb. –ease´ful|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • fate´ful|ness — fate|ful «FAYT fuhl», adjective. 1. controlled by fate: »The fateful course of the ship toward the rocks was not changed in spite of the crew s frantic efforts. 2. determining what is to happen; important; decisive: »a fateful decision. Yorktown… …   Useful english dictionary

  • mourn´ful|ness — mourn|ful «MRN fuhl, MOHRN », adjective. 1. full of grief; sad; sorrowful: »a mournful voice. Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! (Longfellow). SYNONYM(S): dolorous, melancholy, doleful. 2. causing or attended with… …   Useful english dictionary

  • dread´ful|ness — dread|ful «DREHD fuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. causing dread; terrible; fearful; awe inspiring: »The dragon was a dreadful creature. Death, be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful (John Donne). SYNONYM(S): dire, awful. 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • sor´row|ful|ness — sor|row|ful «SOR uh fuhl, SR », adjective. 1. full of sorrow; feeling sorrow; sad: »a sorrowful person. SYNONYM(S): unhappy, mournful. 2. showing sorrow: »a sorrowful smile. SYNONYM(S): unhappy, mournful. 3. causing sorrow: » …   Useful english dictionary

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • death — death; death·ful; death·in; death·less; death·like; death·li·ness; death·ling; death·ward; mega·death; death·ly; death·ful·ly; death·less·ly; death·less·ness; death·wards; …   English syllables

  • ful — aw·ful; beau·ti·ful; doubt·ful; dread·ful; faith·ful; ful·crum; ful·fill·ment; ful·go·rid; ful·mi·nate; gust·ful; hope·ful; mer·ci·ful; mer·ci·ful·ly; need·ful; pow·er·ful; stom·ach·ful; won·der·ful; af·fright·ful·ly; bale·ful·ly; bale·ful·ness;… …   English syllables

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