different between deathly vs bloodless

English

Etymology

From Middle English dethlich, from Old English d?aþl??, equivalent to death +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d??li/

Adjective

deathly (comparative deathlier or more deathly, superlative deathliest or most deathly)

1. Appearing as though dead, or on the verge of death.
2. Deadly, fatal, causing death.
3. Extreme.

Derived terms

• deathliness

Translations

Adverb

deathly (comparative more deathly, superlative most deathly)

1. In a way that resembles death.

2. Extremely, dreadfully.

English

Alternative forms

• bloudless (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English blodles, from Old English bl?dl?as (“bloodless”), equivalent to blood +? -less. Cognate with Dutch bloedeloos (“bloodless”), German blutlos (“bloodless”), Danish blodløs (“bloodless”), Swedish blodlös (“bloodless”), Icelandic blóðlaus (“bloodless”).

Adjective

bloodless (comparative more bloodless, superlative most bloodless)

1. Lacking blood; ashen, anaemic.
   • c. 1593, William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus, Act III, Scene 1,^[1]

     Thou dost not slumber: see, thy two sons’ heads,

     Thy warlike hand, thy mangled daughter here:

     Thy other banish’d son, with this dear sight

     Struck pale and bloodless; and thy brother, I,

     Even like a stony image, cold and numb.

   • 1956, James Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room, Penguin, 2001, Part One, Chapter 2,

     The face was white and thoroughly bloodless with some kind of foundation cream; it stank of powder and a gardenia-like perfume.

2. Taking place without loss of blood.

   a bloodless conquest; a bloodless coup d'état; a bloodless revolution; a bloodless victory

3. Lacking emotion, passion or vivacity.
   • 1937, “No. 1 Rumanian,” Time, 8 February, 1937,^[2]

     Those Philharmonic subscribers who considered Guest Conductor Igor Stravinsky too bloodless and ascetic […] last week found his successor, Georges Enesco, more to their taste.

Derived terms

• bloodlessly
• bloodlessness

Translations