Lethal applies to something that is bound to cause death or exists for the destruction of life. Causing or capable of causing death. Add to word list able to cause or causing death
A lethal weapon (definition of lethal from the cambridge academic content dictionary © cambridge university press) Causing death, or able to cause death Of, relating to, or causing death
Causing or capable of causing death Accusations lethal to the candidate's image. A substance that is lethal can kill people or animals.a lethal dose of sleeping pills.chemicals lethal to fish and aquatic mammals. Definition of lethal adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary
Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Lethal (comparative more lethal, superlative most lethal) of, pertaining to, or causing death Causing great harm or destruction The disclosures were lethal to his candidacy