lethal

Definitions


[ˈliːθl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- sufficient to cause death
(e.g: a lethal cocktail of drink and pills)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘causing spiritual death’): from Latin lethalis, from lethum, a variant (influenced by Greek lēthē ‘forgetfulness’), of letum ‘death’




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