2022-02-01
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – D – deadly & deathly
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Dictionary.com:
ออกเสียง deadly = “DED-lee”
ออกเสียง deathly = “DETH-lee”
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions:
deadly & deathly
Deadly has several meanings, among them “fatal” (a deadly disease),
“relentless” (a deadly enemy),
“like death” (a deadly paleness) and
“boring” (a deadly/ speech).
Deathly means “resembling death” and “utterly”: “
There was adeathly odor from the tomb.”
“I was deathly afraid of the huge guns.”
In general, use deathly when you mean “death-dealing”
anddeadly in all other senses.
Both words are intensives, strong emotional terms
that should be used sparingly.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Choose the Right Synonym for deadly
Adjective
Deadly, Mortal, Fatal, Lethal
mean causing or capable of causing death.
Deadly applies to an established or very likely cause of death.
a deadly disease
Mortal implies that death has occurred or is inevitable.
a mortal wound
Fatal stresses the inevitability of what has in fact resulted in death or destruction.
fatal consequences
Lethal applies to something that is bound to cause death or exists for the destruction of life.
lethal gas
