than|a|toid

than|a|toid
than|a|toid «THAN uh toyd», adjective.
1. resembling death; apparently dead: »

We carted the old man into the restaurant and propped him up at a table. He looked exactly the same—thanatoid (Truman Capote).

2. deadly, as a venomous snake.
[< Greek thánatos death + English -oid]

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