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deadly
[ ded-lee ]
adjective
a deadly poison.
- aiming to kill or destroy; implacable:
a deadly enemy.
- like death:
a deadly pallor.
- excruciatingly boring:
The dinner party was absolutely deadly.
deadly haste.
- extremely accurate:
Annie Oakley was a deadly shot.
adverb
- in a manner resembling or suggesting death:
deadly pale.
- excessively; completely:
deadly dull.
deadly
/ ˈdɛdlɪ /
adjective
- likely to cause death
deadly poison
deadly combat
- informal.extremely boring
adverb
- like death in appearance or certainty
deadly pale
a deadly sleep
Derived Forms
- ˈdeadliness, noun
Other Words From
- deadli·ness noun
- non·deadly adjective
Word History and Origins
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Domestic abuse is far more likely to turn deadly when a gun is involved.
Mexico has also made it harder to import a key ingredient of fentanyl from China, prompting cartels to reduce the strength of each pill - and, in the process, making them less deadly.
In court, Daisy said Jax’s death serves as a warning that “children can be taken advantage of, that social media is not safe, and that experimenting with drugs, even once, can be deadly.”
Weston Cage was arrested last June and charged with two felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon.
The BLA has waged a decades-long insurgency to gain independence and has launched numerous deadly attacks, often targeting police stations, railway lines and highways.
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