Deathlike (Adjective)
Meaning
Having the physical appearance of death; "a deathly pallor".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Her deathlike face seemed frozen in time as she lay still in the hospital bed.
- The flowers in the garden took on a deathlike hue as winter began to set in.
- His eyes took on a deathlike glaze after days without sleep and a grueling trek through the wilderness.
- After years of battling a serious illness, she was frail and her complexion was deathlike.
- In the horror movie, the vampire's victim fell to the ground with a deathlike grimace etched on her face.