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le·thal

(lē′thəl)

adj.

1. Causing or capable of causing death: a lethal weapon. See Synonyms at fatal.

2. Extremely harmful; devastating: accusations lethal to the candidate's image.

[Late Latin lēthālis, alteration (probably influenced by Lēthē, Lethe) of Latin lētālis, from lētum, death.]

le·thal′i·ty (lē-thăl′ĭ-tē) n.

le′thal·ly adv.

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Noun

lethality - the quality of being deadly

deadliness

unwholesomeness, morbidness, morbidity - the quality of being unhealthful and generally bad for you

fatality - the quality of being able to cause death or fatal disasters

lethality

noun

The quality or condition of causing death:

deadliness, fatality.

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Letalität

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