Pronunce
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/ˈliː.θəl/
Aggettivo
Of, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal.
- Parole correlate
- Esempi
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Altri esempi (1)
Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine. The machine gun is so much more lethal than the bow and arrow that comparisons are meaningless.
Sostantivo
Any weapon that causes death.
- Contrari
An allele that causes the death of the organism that carries it.
Sostantivo
One of the higher alcohols of the paraffine series obtained from spermaceti as a white crystalline solid.
Uso- non numerabile
Aggettivo
of an instrument of certain death
- Sinonimi
- Esempi
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deadly poisons
lethal weapon
Altri esempi (1)
a lethal injection