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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Having the characteristic of death; alluding to or suggesting death.
He was just Calvin's type, Terry knew: skinny bones and deathsome pallor, but spiced up with a smartass twist to his lips.
The Monongahela Valley in western Pennsylvania was a wild and deathsome place when I entered the world in 1782.
But I'm lying as I be / Under a deathsome tree
Use deathsome when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Deathsome means Having the characteristic of death; alluding to or suggesting death.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He was just Calvin's type, Terry knew: skinny bones and deathsome pallor, but spiced up with a smartass twist to his lips.
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