26984 words

lethal

2 definitions • 5 examples
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Examples:

Three minutes after the fire started, the house was full of lethal fumes.
In the car the police found guns, knives, and other lethal weapons (= weapons that can kill).
A 59-year-old man was executed by lethal injection (= by having a poisonous substance put into his body) this morning.
informal That combination of tiredness and alcohol is lethal (= has a very bad effect).
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Examples:

a lethal weapon

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