Deathly and Grave

Deathly

Deathly adjective - Likely to cause or capable of causing death.
Usage example: smallpox is one deathly disease that medical science has been able to conquer

Grave and deathly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Grave" instead an adjective "Deathly".

Nearby Word: death

Grave

Grave adjective - Involving potential loss or injury.
Usage example: going over Niagara Falls poses a grave danger

Deathly and grave are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deathly" instead an adjective "Grave".

Nearby Words: gravely, gravel, graved, graver, graveled

Both words in one sentence

  • Harry Potter gets this moment when he visits his parents' grave in Deathly Hallows.
  • In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry visits Dobby's grave and finds green shoots already sprouting.
  • Foe Yay / Film Dumbledore/Voldemort. At the end of Deathly Hallows Part 1, when Voldemort stole Dumbledore's wand from his grave, Voldy was uncomfortably close to his corpse's face.
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