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Meaning of 'lethal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Lethal [ a.]
- Deadly; mortal; fatal.
2 . Lethal [ n.]
- One of the higher alcohols of the paraffine series obtained from spermaceti as a white crystalline solid. It is so called because it occurs in the ethereal salt of lauric acid.

Meaning of 'lethal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . lethal [ s]
Meaning (1):
- of an instrument of certain death
Example in sentence:
  • a lethal injection;
  • deadly poisons;
  • lethal weapon

Nearby Words:

let let-alone let-off let-up letch letchy lete leten lethality lethargic

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  • Nonlethal weapon
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