Lethal

/ˈliːθəl/ adjective

Able to cause death; deadly. It can also describe something extremely dangerous or harmful.

From Latin *letalis* or *fatalis* meaning “deadly,” from *letum* (death). It entered English through scholarly and legal language.

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