What is the difference between the words "deadly" and "deathly"?

Question:

Answers:
Generally speaking deadly means causing or capable of causing death while
deathly means having the physical appearance of death.
DEADLY means likely to cause death, aiming to kill or destroy ("deadly" enemy) or tending to deprive of force or vitality ("deadly" habit, a "deadly" disease), while DEATHLY means fatal; of, relating to, or suggestive of death (his skin had a pale, "deathly" pallor or color to it).

This article contents is post by this website user, EduQnA.com doesn't promise its accuracy.



More Questions & Answers...
  • Coins? does anyone know what this is?
  • Why we have to give the name of the ships or boats as the girl's names?
  • What is the potage rate for a Postcard?
  • Is Chicago the only city that has alleys, alleys that run threw out the whole city.?
  • Why and how were Barcodes introduced? What country used them first?
  • What did you think Ratatouille sounded like the first time you read it?
  • How many times between noon and midmight do the hands cross?
  • Who is the richest man in the world?
  • Im writing an essay PLEASE OPEN (10 points)?
  • Find The Error! i cannot find it, i have looked for ages!?
  • Copyright 2006-2007 EduQnA.com All Rights Reserved.