Death-like

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of deathlike. alt-of, alternative

    "Not the faintest, or most distant sound, of any description whatsoever, reached their attentive listen; not even the reverberated echo of their footsteps struck their directed ear—a soft earth received their cautious tread, and all was a profound and death-like quiet."

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"Not the faintest, or most distant sound, of any description whatsoever, reached their attentive listen; not even the reverberated echo of their footsteps struck their directed ear—a soft earth received their cautious tread, and all was a profound and death-like quiet."

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