DEATHLIKE

deathlike, deathly

(adjective) having the physical appearance of death; “a deathly pallor”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

deathlike (comparative more deathlike, superlative most deathlike)

Resembling or characteristic of death.

(obsolete) Deadly.

Synonyms

• deadlike

Source: Wiktionary


Death"like`, a.

1. Resembling death. A deathlike slumber, and a dead repose. Pope.

2. Deadly. [Obs.] "Deathlike dragons." Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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