# deathly

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈdɛθli/ · frequency rank #32,344

## Definitions
1. Appearing as though dead, or on the verge of death.
2. Deadly, fatal, causing death.
3. Extreme.

## Etymology
From Middle English dethlich, from Old English dēaþlīċ, equivalent to death + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **deaths** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deathly-vs-deaths)
- **deftly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deathly-vs-deftly)
- **death** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/death-vs-deathly)
- **deadly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deadly-vs-deathly)
- **dearly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dearly-vs-deathly)

## Common misspellings (11)
`daethly`, `ddeathly`, `deahtly`, `deathhly`, `deathlly`, `deathlyy`, `deathyl`, `deatlhy`, `deatthly`, `detahly`, `edathly`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/deathly