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lethal

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1. lethal - Noun

2. lethal - Adjective

3. lethal - Adjective Satellite

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One of the higher alcohols of the paraffine series obtained from spermaceti as a white crystalline solid. It is so called because it occurs in the ethereal salt of lauric acid.

Deadly; mortal; fatal.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine; it is lethal. Paulo Coelho

Dennis Hutch had stepped up into the top seat when its founder had died of a lethal overdose of brick wall, taken while under the influence of a Ferrari and a bottle of tequila. Douglas Adams

If it is true that we need a degree of certainty to get by, it is also true that too much of the stuff can be lethal. Terry Eagleton

The sovereign state has in our times become a lethal danger to human civilization because technical developments enable it to employ an infinite number and variety of means of destruction. Christian Lous Lange

Is the minor convenience of allowing the present generation the luxury of doubling its energy consumption every 10 years worth the major hazard of exposing the next 20,000 generations to this lethal waste? David R. Brower

No, in Lethal Weapon I was a taxi cab driver that Mel jumps in front of the taxi and pulls me out of the car and steals the taxi. Then I did some other indie driving for some of the car sequences. David R. Ellis

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