Lethality (also called deadliness or perniciousness) is how capable something is of causing death. Most often it is used when referring to diseases, chemical weapons, biological weapons, or their toxic chemical components. The use of this term denotes the ability of these weapons to kill, but also the possibility that they may not kill. Reasons for the lethality of a weapon to be inconsistent ...
1. Causing or capable of causing death: a lethal weapon. See Synonyms at fatal. 2. Extremely harmful; devastating: accusations lethal to the candidate's image.
Definition of lethal adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
fatal: a lethal weapon; a lethal injection. fatal: a lethal weapon; a lethal dose. made to cause death: a lethal chamber; a lethal attack. causing great harm or destruction: The disclosures were lethal to his candidacy. le•thal′i•ty, le′thal•ness, n. See fatal. Synonyms: deadly, fatal, mortal, more...
