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lethal

[lee-thuhl]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or causing death; deadly; fatal: a lethal dose.

    a lethal weapon;

    a lethal dose.

  2. made or carried out to cause death: a lethal attack.

    a lethal chamber;

    a lethal attack.

  3. causing great harm or destruction.

    The disclosures were lethal to his candidacy.



lethal

/ liːˈθælɪtɪ, ˈliːθəl /

adjective

  1. able to cause or causing death

  2. of or suggestive of death

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • lethality noun
  • lethalness noun
  • lethally adverb
  • hyperlethal adjective
  • nonlethal adjective
  • nonlethally adverb
  • semilethal adjective
  • ˈٳ󲹱 adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of lethal1

First recorded in 1575–85; from Latin ŧ, equivalent to ŧ(ܳ) “death” + - -al 1; spelling (hence pronunciation) with -h- by association with Greek ḗtŧ ※Dz”; Lethe ( def. )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of lethal1

C16: from Latin ŧٳ, from ŧٳܳ death
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Paul's therapy - belantamab mafodotin – is a lethal chemotherapy drug that has been bound to an antibody, similar to the ones the body uses to fight infection.

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Officers used batons, less lethal launchers and tear gas to slowly force the crowd of hundreds back toward Temple Street, with limited success.

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Detectives have revealed how they uncovered a makeshift factory that produced lethal "assassination kits" for organised crime groups.

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The outbreak was more lethal than those in recent years, Bader said, and veterinarians were able to save fewer animals than they have in the past.

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An Australian woman accused of murdering relatives with beef Wellington documented herself using kitchen scales to calculate a lethal dose of toxic mushrooms, prosecutors allege.

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