lethal

Meanings

Plural: lethals

Adjective Satellite

of an instrument of certain death
- "lethal weapon"
- "a lethal injection"

Adj

Of, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal.

Noun

Any weapon that causes death.
An allele that causes the death of the organism that carries it.
One of the higher alcohols of the paraffine series obtained from spermaceti as a white crystalline solid.

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lētālis (“deadly, mortal, fatal”), improperly written lēthālis, from lētum (“death”), improperly written as lēthum, from a supposed connection with Ancient Greek λήθη (lḗthē, “oblivion, forgetfulness”).

Synonyms

deadly

Antonyms

non-lethal

Scrabble Score: 9

lethal is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
lethal is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lethal is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

lethal is a valid Words With Friends word