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deathliness

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English dethliknesse, from Old English dēaþlīcnes, equivalent to deathly +‎ -ness.

Noun

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deathliness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being deathly.
    • 2023 October 11, Jonathan Jones, “Frieze London art fair review – a graveyard of creativity for tasteless one percenters”, in The Guardian‎[1], →ISSN:
      The deathliness of Hirst’s garden paintings conveys the dire truth about Frieze.
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