Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 Deathful · Death·ful · IPA 01 a. Full of death or slaughter; murderous; destructive; bloody. 1. Full of death or slaughter; murderous; destructive; bloody. “These eyes behold The deathful scene.” — Pope. 2. Liable to undergo death; mortal. “The deathless gods and deathful earth.” — Chapman.