lethal

[US]/'liːθ(ə)l/
[UK]/'liθl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. causing or capable of causing death
n. a deadly factor

Phrases & Collocations

lethal weapon

lethal dose

lethal injection

lethal force

lethal concentration

Example Sentences

a lethal dose of barbiturates.

execution by lethal injection;

a lethal cocktail of drink and pills.

Here are their lethal poison nippers.

A hammer can be a lethal weapon.

It was a potentially lethal mixture of drugs.

the lethal effects of hard drugs.

the Krakatoa eruption was the most lethal on record.

the most lethal striker in the league.

accusations lethal to the candidate's image.

In extreme cases this could create a lethal dosis of lead.

I would like to be a pricky rose, or better to be a lethal poppy.

he found himself facing the business end of six lethal-looking weapons.

If urethral obstruction occurs, congenital megaurethra is lethal without patent urachus or rectoesical fistula.

Quick, two-footed, wriggly and lethal within 35 yards of goal.

Lethal dwarfism syndromes are associated with brachycephaly or clover-leaf skull deformity rather than dolichocephaly.

Thanatophoric dysplasia (TD) is the most common form of lethal neonatal dwarfism with micromelic shortening of the limbs, macrocephaly, platyspondyly, and reduced thoracic cavity.

Real-world Examples

And that can be a lethal combination.

Source: CNN English Improv Show

He's already witnessed just how lethal his job can be.

Source: Human Planet

Other jellyfish superpowers are less lethal.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

But Washington's army soon faces an enemy far more lethal than the British.

Source: America The Story of Us

It can literally be a lethal activity.

Source: Asap SCIENCE Selection

For those who remained, the risks were lethal.

Source: Time

So you can see how lethal it is.

Source: CNN Listening Collection April 2014

Syrian forces used the lethal nerve agent sarin.

Source: NPR News April 2013 Collection

Or the raptor Deinonychus- fast and lethal.

Source: Discovery Channel: Battle of the Dinosaurs

At first the virus looked lethal.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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