deathliness

English

Etymology

From Middle English dethliknesse, from Old English dēaþlīcnes, equivalent to deathly +‎ -ness.

Noun

deathliness (uncountable)

1. The state or quality of being deathly.
   • 2023 October 11, Jonathan Jones, “Frieze London art fair review – a graveyard of creativity for tasteless one percenters”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     The deathliness of Hirst’s garden paintings conveys the dire truth about Frieze.

Related terms

• dead
• deadliness
• deadly