deathly pale

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• Deathly — Death ly, adv. Deadly; as, deathly pale or sick. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• deathly — [[t]de̱θli[/t]] 1) ADV: ADV adj (emphasis) If you say that someone is deathly pale or deathly still, you are emphasizing that they are very pale or still, like a dead person. [LITERARY] Bernadette turned deathly pale... She lay deathly still. 2)… …   English dictionary

• pale — I adj. devoid of color 1) deathly pale 2) to go, turn pale 3) pale with (rage) II v. 1) (d; intr.) ( to become devoid of color ) to pale at ( to pale at the sight of blood ) 2) (d; intr.) ( to become less important ) to pale before, beside… …   Combinatory dictionary

• deathly — death|ly [ˈdeθli] adj, adv reminding you of death or of a dead body deathly cold/white/pale ▪ She was deathly pale, and looked as if she might faint. a deathly hush/silence (=complete silence) ▪ A deathly hush fell over the room …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• pale — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Pale is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑face {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, look, seem ▪ become, go …   Collocations dictionary

• pale — Synonyms and related words: abate, abnormal, achievement, achromatic, achromatize, achromic, alabaster, alabastrine, albescent, alerion, ambit, anathema, anemic, animal charge, annulet, arena, argent, arid, armorial bearings, armory, arms, ashen …   Moby Thesaurus

• deathly — death|ly1 [ deθli ] adjective making you think of death or a dead person: a deathly silence/hush deathly death|ly 2 [ deθli ] adverb in a way that makes you think of death or a dead person: deathly silent/still deathly pale/white Her hand was… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• deathly — I UK [ˈdeθlɪ] / US adjective making you think of death or a dead person a deathly silence/hush II UK [ˈdeθlɪ] / US adverb in a way that makes you think of death or a dead person deathly silent/still deathly pale/white Her hand was deathly cold …   English dictionary

• pale — pale1 W3 [peıl] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin pallidus; PALLID] 1.) having a skin colour that is very white, or whiter than it usually is ▪ He looked very pale and drawn. turn/go pale ▪ He suddenly went pale. ▪ Sharon went… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• pale — 01. He looked quite [pale] this morning, and went home sick. 02. We painted our kitchen a [pale] green. 03. Heather went all [pale] when she heard of the death of her grandmother. 04. Hsu Fen looked tired and [pale] after studying all night. 05.… …   Grammatical examples in English

• pale — [[t]pe͟ɪl[/t]] ♦♦♦ paler, palest, pales, paling, paled 1) ADJ GRADED If something is pale, it is very light in colour or almost white. Migrating birds filled the pale sky... As we age, our skin becomes paler. ...a circle of pale light. Syn: light …   English dictionary