1 causing or able to cause death
SYNDEADLY:
a lethal dose of poison * a lethal weapon * (figurative) The closure of the factory dealt a lethal blow to the town. * The snake's venom is rarely lethal to humans.
2 (informal) causing or able to cause a lot of harm or damage:
You and that car-it's a lethal combination! * This wine's pretty lethal! (= very strong)
lethally adverb
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is lethal a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, lethal is tagged as adjective.
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