life-threatening
/lˈaɪfθɹˌɛtnɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.18 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Example Sentences
- "The life-threatening illness caused him to be rushed to the hospital, where doctors worked around the clock to save his life."
- "The MoD said the injured men received immediate medical attention and were evacuated by air to the military hospital at Camp Bastion, but three could not be saved. Next of kin have been informed. The other soldiers hurt are not thought to have life-threatening injures."
- "Prosser's focus on mental health in particular also led him to the (sometimes) life-threatening ways this can affect all of us, whether we work on the railway or not. In 2020-21, there were 247 suicides or suspected suicides on the national network - that's one every 35 hours."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Proto-Germanic *lībanąder. Proto-Germanic *lībą Proto-West Germanic *līb Old English līf Middle English lyf English life English threatening English life-threatening From life + threatening.
Inflected Forms
more life-threatening (comparative)
most life-threatening (superlative)