lethiferous

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adjective

Deadly, lethal.

OriginLatin lethifer →
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Meanings

adjectivelethiferous (comparative more lethiferous, superlative most lethiferous)

comparative more lethiferous · superlative most lethiferous

  1. obsoleteDeadly, lethal.

    1658, John Robinson, Eudoxa, p. 151 - Those that are really lethiferous are but excrescencies of sin

Origin

  1. Latinlethifer
  2. Englishlethiferous

Borrowed from Latin lethifer, letifer, from lethum, letum (“death”) + ferre (“to bear, to bring”). Compare French léthifère.

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Translations

Romanian letifer
  • letiferObsolete term meaning "deadly", "lethal"
Russian смертоно́сный
  • смертоно́сный (smertonósnyj)Obsolete term meaning "deadly", "lethal"
Slovak smrtonosný
  • smrtonosnýObsolete term meaning "deadly", "lethal"

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with lethiferous

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APA

lethiferous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lethiferous

MLA

“lethiferous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lethiferous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lethiferous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lethiferous.

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