lethal

le·thal

L0130100 (lē′thəl)adj.1. Causing or capable of causing death: a lethal weapon. See Synonyms at fatal.2. Extremely harmful; devastating: accusations lethal to the candidate's image.

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[Late Latin lēthālis, alteration (probably influenced by Lēthē, Lethe) of Latin lētālis, from lētum, death.]

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le·thal′i·ty (lē-thăl′ĭ-tē) n.le′thal·ly adv.

lethal

(ˈliːθəl) adj1. able to cause or causing death2. of or suggestive of death[C16: from Latin lēthālis, from lētum death] lethality n ˈlethally adv

le•thal

(ˈli θəl)

adj. 1. of or causing death; deadly; fatal: a lethal weapon; a lethal dose. 2. made to cause death: a lethal injection. 3. causing great harm; disastrous: The disclosures were lethal to his candidacy. [1575–85; < Latin lētālis, lēthalis, derivative of lētum death] syn: See fatal.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

lethal - of an instrument of certain death; "deadly poisons"; "lethal weapon"; "a lethal injection"deadlyfatal - bringing death

lethal

adjective deadly, terminal, fatal, deathly, dangerous, devastating, destructive, mortal, murderous, poisonous, virulent, pernicious, noxious, baneful a lethal dose of sleeping pills
safe, healthy, harmless, wholesome, innocuous

lethal

adjectiveCausing or tending to cause death:deadly, deathly, fatal, mortal, vital.

Translations

可致死的致死的

lethal

(ˈliːθəl) adjective causing death; enough to kill. a lethal dose of poison. 致命的，足以致命的 致死的，可致死的