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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lethal/#m1)

2) (informal) Very dangerous or very effective: «a lethal shot». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lethal/#m2)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lethal/#x1)
- The box jellyfish has a lethal sting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lethal/#x2)
- Carbon monoxide gas can be lethal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lethal/#x3)
- Mixing cleaning products can make lethal fumes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lethal/#x4)
- The striker is lethal in front of goal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lethal/#x5)
- Keep medicines away from small children; some are lethal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lethal/#x6)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/27-crime-prison-and-police/20/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «lethal» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lethal/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.