[1540–50; death + -like; cf. OE dēathlīcdeathly]This word is first recorded in the period 1540–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cabinet, flare, machine, monitor, platform
Examples of 'deathlike' in a sentence
deathlike
And staring -- a deathlike cat she looked, with her staring distant eyes.