Definitions for lethal
ˈli θəllethal

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. deadly, lethal(adj)

   of an instrument of certain death

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Lethal(noun)

   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

   Etymology: [Lauric + ether + alcohol.]

2. Lethal(adj)

   deadly; mortal; fatal

   Etymology: [Lauric + ether + alcohol.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Lethal

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

Suggested Resources(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. lethal

   Song lyrics by lethal -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by lethal on the Lyrics.com website.

How to pronounce lethal?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say lethal in sign language?

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. Donna Iula:

   If you think carfentanil is scary, there are actually compounds in the literature that are more potent, a lethal dose is not even visible to the eye.

2. Zeid Raad al-Hussein:

   The notion of ghost ships drifting on autopilot toward the coasts of Europe in the hopes that coast guards will rescue the people on board and the hideous sight of men and women tearing their flesh on barbed-wire fences in a desperate, and sometimes lethal, attempt to clamber into Europe and find a better, more peaceful life: Such scenes are simply intolerable.

3. The Hollywood Reporter:

   We're trying to make the last' Lethal Weapon' movie, and( director Richard) Donner's coming back. The original cast is coming back.

4. Ron Vara:

   Only the Chinese can turn a leather sofa into an acid bath, a baby crib into a lethal weapon, and a cell phone battery into heart-piercing shrapnel.

5. Christian Ellis:

   It was actually created by a retired sheriff officer. He did not like the fact that people were being shot when the officers do have time (to consider options) but they had no other option in lethal force, so this product gives the officer another option in that scenario when it's not reactive, and they do have the time to put it on.

Images & Illustrations of lethal

Popularity rank by frequency of use