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adjective (comparative dead·li·er, superlative dead·li·est) |
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1. causing death: able or likely to cause death
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2. precise: very accurate, especially in shooting
  deadly aim
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3. extremely hostile: involving or having an intense desire for the defeat, downfall, or death of somebody
deadly enemies
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4. causing offense: causing or intended to cause great offense to another person
a deadly insult
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5. complete: used to emphasize the intensity of something
in deadly earnest
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6. dull: extremely boring
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informal
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back to the deadly routine of daily life
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adverb |
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1.
Same as deathly
deadly pale
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2. completely: to the greatest extent possible
I was being deadly serious when I made that suggestion.
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| dead·li·ness noun |
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deadly, fatal, mortal, lethal, terminal
CORE MEANING: causing death
deadly likely or designed to cause death;
Cannons are extremely deadly weapons.
a killer bee whose sting is ten times more deadly than the garden varieties
fatal used to describe accidents or illnesses that result in death;
a fatal road accident
an acute form of pneumonia which may prove fatal
mortal causing death;
mortal wounds
His face was drawn as if he realized the mortal danger they were now in.
lethal certain to or intended to cause death;
sentenced to death by lethal injection
Any sharply pointed object is potentially a lethal weapon.
terminal used to describe illnesses that result in death;
diagnosed with terminal cancer |
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