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Adjective: deathly (deathlier,deathliest)  dethlee
  1. Having the physical appearance of death
    "a deathly pallor"
    - deathlike
     
  2. Causing or capable of causing death
    - deadly, mortal
Adverb: deathly  dethlee
  1. To a degree resembling death
    "he was deathly pale"

Derived forms: deathlier, deathliest

See also: dead, death, fatal

Encyclopedia: Deathly