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Deadly

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Adjective

1. deadly, deathly, mortal

causing or capable of causing death

Example Sentences:
'a fatal accident'
'a deadly enemy'
'mortal combat'
'a mortal illness'

2. deadly, lethal

of an instrument of certain death

Example Sentences:
'deadly poisons'
'lethal weapon'
'a lethal injection'

3. deadly, venomous, virulent

extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom

Example Sentences:
'venomous snakes'
'a virulent insect bite'

4. deadly, mortal

involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death

Example Sentences:
'the seven deadly sins'

5. baneful, deadly, pernicious, pestilent

exceedingly harmful

6. deadly

(of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect

Adverb

7. deadly, lifelessly

as if dead

8. deadly, deucedly, devilishly, insanely, madly

(used as intensives) extremely

Example Sentences:
'she was madly in love'
'deadly dull'
'deadly earnest'
'deucedly clever'
'insanely jealous'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Deadly

see synonyms of deadly
adjective -lier or -liest
1. 
likely to cause death
deadly poison
deadly combat
2. informal
extremely boring
adverb, adjective
3. 
like death in appearance or certainty
deadly pale
a deadly sleep

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers


Deadly

see synonyms of deadly
adjectiveWord forms: ˈdeadlier or ˈdeadliest
1. 
causing death or likely to cause death
a deadly poison
2. 
to the death; mortal or implacable
deadly combat, deadly enemies
3. 
typical of death
deadly pallor
4. 
very harmful; destructive
5. 
a. 
extreme or excessive
deadly silence
b. 
out-and-out; utter
with deadly gravity
6. 
oppressively tiresome
a deadly bore
7. 
perfectly accurate
deadly aim
8.  Theology
causing spiritual death
the seven deadly sins
adverbWord forms: ˈdeadlier or ˈdeadliest
9. 
in a way suggestive of death
to lie deadly still
10. 
extremely or excessively
deadly serious

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Deadly

see synonyms of deadly
adj. dead·li·er, dead·li·est
1. Causing or tending to cause death: deadly weapons; a deadly spill of radioactive waste products. See Synonyms at fatal.
2. Suggestive of death: a deadly pallor.
3. Aiming or wanting to kill; implacable: deadly enemies.
4.
a. Destructive in effect: gave the film a deadly review.
b. Tending to take away vitality, effectiveness, or force: the deadly habit of procrastination.
5. Absolute; utter: deadly concentration.
6. Extreme or terrible: worked under deadly strain.
7. Extremely accurate; unerring: She is a deadly shot with the bow.
8. Dull, tedious, and boring: a deadly prose style.
adv.
1. So as to suggest death.
2. To an extreme: deadly serious.

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