Lethal
adjective
Capable of causing death.
Smoking can have lethal effects on your health.
Often appears as...
- lethal dose
- lethal weapon
adjective
Very harmful or destructive.
His criticism was lethal to her self-esteem.
Often appears as...
- lethal attack
- lethal power
adjective
Capable of causing death.
Smoking can have lethal effects on your health.
Often appears as...
- lethal dose
- lethal weapon
adjective
Very harmful or destructive.
His criticism was lethal to her self-esteem.
Often appears as...
- lethal attack
- lethal power
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Extreme Danger
Use 'lethal' for something so dangerous it can kill, like poisons or weapons.
Rattlesnake venom is lethal if not treated quickly.
Pro Tip 2/3Health Risks
'Lethal' is often used to describe serious risks to health, even over time.
Long-term exposure to asbestos is lethal.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Hyperbole
Avoid using 'lethal' in exaggeration, as it loses its strong impact of death.
Calling a spicy meal 'lethal' is usually hyperbolic.
Pro Tip 1/3Extreme Danger
Use 'lethal' for something so dangerous it can kill, like poisons or weapons.
Rattlesnake venom is lethal if not treated quickly.
Pro Tip 2/3Health Risks
'Lethal' is often used to describe serious risks to health, even over time.
Long-term exposure to asbestos is lethal.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Hyperbole
Avoid using 'lethal' in exaggeration, as it loses its strong impact of death.
Calling a spicy meal 'lethal' is usually hyperbolic.
Pro Tip 1/3Extreme Danger
Use 'lethal' for something so dangerous it can kill, like poisons or weapons.
Rattlesnake venom is lethal if not treated quickly.
Pro Tip 2/3Health Risks
'Lethal' is often used to describe serious risks to health, even over time.
Long-term exposure to asbestos is lethal.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Hyperbole
Avoid using 'lethal' in exaggeration, as it loses its strong impact of death.
Calling a spicy meal 'lethal' is usually hyperbolic.
Never forget "Lethal"
Humans forget easily. That's why you should download WordUp: Smart reminders, word games, AI practice, and much more!
Video examples
Surviving a nuclear...
don't get out of there you're going to be exposed to lethal radiation in very short order if you can't get out of there we want you to go into a shelter and stay there now in a shelter in an urban area means you you have to be either in a basement as deep as possible or you have to be on a floor on a high floor if it's a ground burst explosion
Video examples
The world’s most...
But for many other creatures, farts are no laughing matter. Deep in the bowels of the animal kingdom, farts can serve as tools of intimidation, acts of self-defense, and even weapons of malodorous murder. The smelliest parts in the animal kingdom aren’t lethal, but they might ruin your trip to the beach.
Video examples
Jellyfish predate...
but others cause severe skin damage. The venom of one box jellyfish can kill a human in under five minutes, making it one of the most potent poisons of any animal in the world. Other jellyfish superpowers are less lethal. One species of jellyfish glows green when it's agitated,
Video examples
Mating frenzies, sperm...
this mating frenzy will prove lethal. And for a successfully mated female, her work is only beginning. Having secured a lifetime supply of sperm from her departed mate, our new queen must now single-handedly start an entire colony. Descending to the ground,
Video examples
Have we reached the end...
but because the laws of physics themselves forbid it. This is the essential the universe is far, far too interesting. Relativity and quantum mechanics appear to suggest that the universe should be a boring place. It should be dark, lethal and lifeless.
Video examples
Black Mamba vs. The...
Bush babies and burns its lethal bite is famous enough that even creatures several hundred times in size pay out of its way the Mamba hunts by day it's not afraid to show the black interior of its mouth and scare the daylights out of
Video examples
Time Debt PIPE Linda...
in lethal and then when you don't have an accurate sense of your situation your denial and bad habits can kill you but even if being vague doesn't shorten your life it does prevent you from fully living it one cure for terminal
Video examples
Why is Mount Everest so...
waiting for the chance to scale the mountain's lofty, lethal peak. But why do people risk life and limb to climb Everest? Is it the challenge? The view? The chance to touch the sky?
Video examples
Top 5 Slithering Snake...
somewhere in the darkness the world's most prolific killer is waiting it's armed to the eyeballs with a lethal injection of venom shelton herbert and curtis railing are
Video examples
The Deadly Portuguese...
fish or in rare cases a human but among its lethal tentacles lurks a
Video examples
Surviving a nuclear...
don't get out of there you're going to be exposed to lethal radiation in very short order if you can't get out of there we want you to go into a shelter and stay there now in a shelter in an urban area means you you have to be either in a basement as deep as possible or you have to be on a floor on a high floor if it's a ground burst explosion
Video examples
The world’s most...
But for many other creatures, farts are no laughing matter. Deep in the bowels of the animal kingdom, farts can serve as tools of intimidation, acts of self-defense, and even weapons of malodorous murder. The smelliest parts in the animal kingdom aren’t lethal, but they might ruin your trip to the beach.
Video examples
Jellyfish predate...
but others cause severe skin damage. The venom of one box jellyfish can kill a human in under five minutes, making it one of the most potent poisons of any animal in the world. Other jellyfish superpowers are less lethal. One species of jellyfish glows green when it's agitated,
Video examples
Mating frenzies, sperm...
this mating frenzy will prove lethal. And for a successfully mated female, her work is only beginning. Having secured a lifetime supply of sperm from her departed mate, our new queen must now single-handedly start an entire colony. Descending to the ground,
Video examples
Have we reached the end...
but because the laws of physics themselves forbid it. This is the essential the universe is far, far too interesting. Relativity and quantum mechanics appear to suggest that the universe should be a boring place. It should be dark, lethal and lifeless.
Video examples
Black Mamba vs. The...
Bush babies and burns its lethal bite is famous enough that even creatures several hundred times in size pay out of its way the Mamba hunts by day it's not afraid to show the black interior of its mouth and scare the daylights out of
Video examples
Time Debt PIPE Linda...
in lethal and then when you don't have an accurate sense of your situation your denial and bad habits can kill you but even if being vague doesn't shorten your life it does prevent you from fully living it one cure for terminal
Video examples
Why is Mount Everest so...
waiting for the chance to scale the mountain's lofty, lethal peak. But why do people risk life and limb to climb Everest? Is it the challenge? The view? The chance to touch the sky?
Video examples
Top 5 Slithering Snake...
somewhere in the darkness the world's most prolific killer is waiting it's armed to the eyeballs with a lethal injection of venom shelton herbert and curtis railing are
Video examples
The Deadly Portuguese...
fish or in rare cases a human but among its lethal tentacles lurks a
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Chris Smith
American Politician
The passage of time hasn't changed the fact that abortion is a serious, lethal violation of fundamental human rights, and that women and children deserve better, and that the demands of justice, generosity, and compassion require that the right to life be guaranteed to everyone.
Quote examples
Robert Picardo
American Actor
The fact that we were encouraged to follow our conscience and not to follow the crowds - that's something I really miss. On the other hand, there were things that drove me nuts in the '60s. There was an aspect of the hippie movement that everyone is an artist, which is lethal.
Quote examples
George Monbiot
British Writer
The notions that nature exists to serve us; that its value consists of the instrumental benefits we can extract; that this value can be measured in cash terms; and that what can't be measured does not matter, have proved lethal to the rest of life on Earth.
Quote examples
Mike Pence
American Vice President
There is an enormous amount of evidence that Saddam has weapons of mass destruction, is doing his best to develop more lethal weapons, and funds and supports terrorism.
Quote examples
Michael Mann
Director
In 'The Insider,' I had violence - lethal, life-taking aggression - all happening psychologically, all with people talking to other people.
Quote examples
Tom Sharpe
English Novelist
If a little knowledge was a dangerous thing, a lot was lethal.
Quote examples
Janet Echelman
American Artist
When ideas are young and vulnerable, criticism can be lethal.
Quote examples
Sarah Shahi
American Actress
I can take a newspaper and make it a lethal weapon.
Quote examples
Hari Nef
American Actress
Expectations are kind of lethal for art, I think.
Quote examples
Robert Mundell
Canadian Economist
It's a lethal thing to suddenly raise taxes.
Quote examples
Chris Smith
American Politician
The passage of time hasn't changed the fact that abortion is a serious, lethal violation of fundamental human rights, and that women and children deserve better, and that the demands of justice, generosity, and compassion require that the right to life be guaranteed to everyone.
Quote examples
Robert Picardo
American Actor
The fact that we were encouraged to follow our conscience and not to follow the crowds - that's something I really miss. On the other hand, there were things that drove me nuts in the '60s. There was an aspect of the hippie movement that everyone is an artist, which is lethal.
Quote examples
George Monbiot
British Writer
The notions that nature exists to serve us; that its value consists of the instrumental benefits we can extract; that this value can be measured in cash terms; and that what can't be measured does not matter, have proved lethal to the rest of life on Earth.
Quote examples
Mike Pence
American Vice President
There is an enormous amount of evidence that Saddam has weapons of mass destruction, is doing his best to develop more lethal weapons, and funds and supports terrorism.
Quote examples
Michael Mann
Director
In 'The Insider,' I had violence - lethal, life-taking aggression - all happening psychologically, all with people talking to other people.
Quote examples
Tom Sharpe
English Novelist
If a little knowledge was a dangerous thing, a lot was lethal.
Quote examples
Janet Echelman
American Artist
When ideas are young and vulnerable, criticism can be lethal.
Quote examples
Sarah Shahi
American Actress
I can take a newspaper and make it a lethal weapon.
Quote examples
Hari Nef
American Actress
Expectations are kind of lethal for art, I think.
Quote examples
Robert Mundell
Canadian Economist
It's a lethal thing to suddenly raise taxes.
Example 1 of 10
WordUp Chrome Extension
As you browse the web instantly look up words you don’t know.
Get Chrome Extension