lethal

«lethal» in Mova's school dictionary: able to kill; deadly — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective

meaning for a pupil

1) Lethal means able to kill; deadly. tree →

2) (informal) Very dangerous or very effective: «a lethal shot». tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in safety, science and news: «a lethal dose», «lethal weapon», «lethal snake bite». It tells the reader something can cause death. In sport slang, a «lethal» player scores a lot.

examples

• Some mushrooms are lethal if eaten. tree →
• The box jellyfish has a lethal sting. tree →
• Carbon monoxide gas can be lethal. tree →
• Mixing cleaning products can make lethal fumes. tree →
• The striker is lethal in front of goal. tree →
• Keep medicines away from small children; some are lethal. tree →

note

Strong word. Synonyms: deadly, fatal. Safety: never eat wild mushrooms or berries unless an expert says they are safe.

In the corpora

• "Less-lethal weapon" means a weapon meant not to kill, such as a rubber bullet, which can still kill.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «lethal» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.