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ˈli θəllethal

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. deadly, lethaladjective

    of an instrument of certain death

    "deadly poisons"; "lethal weapon"; "a lethal injection"

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  1. lethal

    Lethal refers to anything that is capable of causing death or fatal harm. This term can be used to describe substances, weapons, diseases, or conditions, among other things, denoting their potential to end life or cause serious damage.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Lethalnoun

    one of the higher alcohols of the paraffine series obtained from spermaceti as a white crystalline solid. It is so called because it occurs in the ethereal salt of lauric acid

  2. Lethaladjective

    deadly; mortal; fatal

  3. Etymology: [Lauric + ether + alcohol.]

Wikidata

  1. Lethal

    Lethal is an American heavy metal band from Erlanger, Kentucky, formed in 1982, by brothers Eric Cook and Glen Cook.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Lethal

    lē′thal, adj. death-dealing: deadly: mortal.—n. Lethe (Shak.), death.—adj. Lethif′erous, carrying death. [L. lethalislethum, letum, death.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lethal in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lethal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of lethal in a Sentence

  1. Evangeline Lilly:

    I wanted her to move in a way that honored the comic book, which meant she would move in a very elegant, feminine, graceful way, and still look lethal.

  2. Superintendent John Escalante:

    The goal is to change the way officers think when they approach a critical incident by establishing time and distance to allow for more prudent thinking and physical space to promote a safer environment, we expect that every police officer develops skills and abilities that allow them to help dissolve confrontations by the using the least amount of physical or lethal force necessary.

  3. Benjamin Netanyahu:

    For months now, Iran has been transferring lethal weaponry to its forces in Syria, with the purpose of striking at Israel, we will respond mightily to any attack on our territory.

  4. Emily Blunt:

    It's always a good thing to push people's minds that women can be tough and cool and lethal, i do feel things are changing. Women are proving themselves time and time again to have an amazing tap of what works in cinema.

  5. National Intelligence James Clapper:

    When the final accounting is done, 2014 will have been the most lethal year for global terrorism in the 45 years such data has been compiled.

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