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Meaning of "lethiferous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LETHIFEROUS

lethiferous  [liːˈθɪfərəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LETHIFEROUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lethiferous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LETHIFEROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lethiferous in the English dictionary

The definition of lethiferous in the dictionary is lethal or deadly.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LETHIFEROUS


aluminiferous
əˌluːmɪˈnɪfərəs
auriferous
ɔːˈrɪfərəs
carboniferous
ˌkɑːbəˈnɪfərəs
coniferous
kəˈnɪfərəs
cruciferous
kruːˈsɪfərəs
floriferous
flɔːˈrɪfərəs
fossiliferous
ˌfɒsɪˈlɪfərəs
metalliferous
ˌmɛtəˈlɪfərəs
odiferous
əʊˈdɪfərəs
odoriferous
ˌəʊdəˈrɪfərəs
pestiferous
pɛˈstɪfərəs
petaliferous
ˌpɛtəˈlɪfərəs
pomiferous
pɒˈmɪfərəs
resiniferous
ˌrɛzɪˈnɪfərəs
sacchariferous
ˌsækəˈrɪfərəs
salutiferous
ˌsæljəˈtɪfərəs
seminiferous
ˌsɛmɪˈnɪfərəs
septiferous
sɛpˈtɪfərəs
splendiferous
splɛnˈdɪfərəs
vociferous
vəʊˈsɪfərəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LETHIFEROUS

lethal
lethal dose
lethal injection
lethality
lethally
lethargic
lethargical
lethargically
lethargies
lethargise
lethargize
lethargy
Lethbridge
Lethe
Lethean
lethee
lethied

WORDS THAT END LIKE LETHIFEROUS

adulterous
boisterous
cadaverous
cancerous
dangerous
generous
humorous
lecherous
murderous
noncancerous
numerous
obstreperous
onerous
preposterous
prosperous
serous
slanderous
sorcerous
thunderous
treacherous
tuberous

Synonyms and antonyms of lethiferous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lethiferous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LETHIFEROUS

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The translations of lethiferous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lethiferous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

lethiferous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lethiferous
570 millions of speakers

English

lethiferous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lethiferous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

lethiferous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

lethiferous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lethiferous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

lethiferous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lethiferous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lethiferous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lethiferous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

lethiferous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

lethiferous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lethiferous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm chết
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொல்லுகிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चकचकीत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lethiferous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lethiferous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lethiferous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

lethiferous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lethiferous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

lethiferous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fataal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lethiferous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lethiferous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lethiferous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LETHIFEROUS»

The term «lethiferous» is barely ever used and occupies the 195.910 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LETHIFEROUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lethiferous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LETHIFEROUS»

Discover the use of lethiferous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lethiferous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Anastasia's Lethiferous Visitor
The 5th book in the famous Banger Jasko series.
Kenneth R. Bryan, 2011
2
Chamber's Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
lethiferous, lë-thifcr-us, adj., carrying death; deadly. [L. lethifer—lethum,fero, to bear.] Lethargic, Lethargy- See under Lethe. Lethe, lé'thc, n. in myth., one of the rivers of hell said to cause Jorge tfulness of the past to all who drank of its waters  ...
James Donald, William Chambers, 1868
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Chambers's Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
adv. lethar'gicaliy. [L. lethargicus, Gr. Icthar- ^**»J]. Levigate. Lethiferous. Sec under Lethal Letter, Ict'er, «. lit a mark smeared or put an ; a mark to express one of the simple sounds: a written or printed message : literal meaning : a ...
James Donald, 1867
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THE JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE AND MENTAL PATHOLOGY
Thus Dr. Marc d'Espine remarks on the suicide- statistics of the Canton of Geneva : — " If we consider the suicides apart, we find that thirteen were wealthy individuals, thus giving l-85 per cent as the lethiferous figure of the wealthy, in place of ...
Forbes Winslow , M.D., D.C.L. Oxon, 1859
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General Therapeutics and Materia Medica: Adapted for a ...
Irritation, not debility, the great lethiferous agent — Causes • of death in cases of extensive abscess, phthisis pulmonali8, &c. Debility in one organ may suggest irritation in another — Cases of really diminished action — Division of excitants ...
Robley Dunglison, 1843
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The Journal of Psychological Medicine and Mental Pathology
Thus Dr. Marc d'Espine remarks on the suicide- statistics of the Canton of Geneva : — " If we consider the suicides apart, we find that thirteen were wealthy individuals, thus giving 1'85 per cent as the lethiferous figure of the wealthy, in place of ...
‎1859
7
Journal of Psychological Medicine and Mental Pathology
Thus Dr. Marc d'Espine remarks on the suicide- statistics of the Canton of Geneva : — " If we consider the suicides apart, we find that thirteen were wealthy individuals, thus giving 1'85 per cent as the lethiferous figure of the wealthy, in place of ...
Forbes Winslow, 1859
8
The ordeal
Once past the torrid noon of life, We soar swift as the eagle's flight Down time's declivity, with gasping breath, Drink the Lethiferous dew of death ; Then sink in the chaotick gloom of endless night. Here the metaphors relating to life are variously ...
Joseph Tinker Buckingham, 1809
9
Water-cure Journal
We clip the following item from the foreign gossip of one of our city papers : A Parisian physician, considering typhus fever to bo a kind of paralysis or asphyxia of the vital functions, occasioned by the inhalation of lethiferous atmosphore either ...
‎1863
10
Herald of Health
... to the patient's bedroom. But now the use of fresh air comes to us from Paris as a new invention — as a plan for making remarkable cures ! We endorse the remedy to the fullest extent, but we think the lethiferous theory could be much better ...
‎1863

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LETHIFEROUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lethiferous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Of Buhari's Friends and Fiends – By Remi Oyeyemi
It is lethiferous. Its members are malicious, malevolent and miasmic. They are mortiferous, murderous and malignant. They are very organized ... «Osun Defender, Jul 15»
2
Forbidden Magna details stop by Lux's inn, meet Charlotte, Beatrice …
Charlotte has lost her memories, but has very lethiferous powers. This is punctuated by her greatsword called "Tenimuro" (translated as ... «Neoseeker, Feb 14»

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