lethal

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Able to cause death; deadly.

   The snake's bite can be lethal if it is not treated quickly.

Common collocations

• lethal weapon Adjective + noun

Learned borrowing from Latin lētālis (“deadly, mortal, fatal”), improperly written lēthālis, from lētum (“death”), improperly written as lēthum, from a supposed connection with Ancient Greek λήθη (lḗthē, “oblivion, forgetfulness”).

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