death|ful

death|ful
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|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) …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

  • 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

  • ease´ful|ly — 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

  • 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

  • fate´ful|ly — 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

  • 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 was the… …   Useful english dictionary

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