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[ ded-lee ] / ˈdɛd li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR deadly ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, dead·li·er, dead·li·est.causing or tending to cause death; fatal; lethal: 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. excessive; inordinate: deadly haste. extremely accurate: Annie Oakley was a deadly shot. adverbin a manner resembling or suggesting death: deadly pale. excessively; completely: deadly dull. Origin of deadlyFirst recorded before 900; Middle English deedli(ch), Old English dēadlīce; see dead, -ly SYNONYMS FOR deadlySEE SYNONYMS FOR deadly ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for deadly1. See fatal. OTHER WORDS FROM deadlydead·li·ness, nounnon·dead·ly, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH deadlydeadly , deathlyDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for deadlyThe country is also sixth deadliest when it comes to the gender-motivated killing of women. The Shocking Death of Miss Honduras|Romina Ruiz-Goiriena|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST Melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, has seen a 200 percent increase in cases since 1973. Is the Facekini the Future of Beachwear?|Justin Jones|August 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST It was the deadliest single bomb on London of the war—161 people died. Life Under Air Strikes: Children Under Fire Will Never Forget — or Forgive|Clive Irving|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST The dispute over the rockets comes as the fighting in Gaza entered its deadliest day. Did the United Nations Give Rockets to Hamas?|Josh Rogin|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As the Gaza war marks its deadliest day so far, Palestinians seek safety and rely on each other. Palestinians Fleeing Israeli Bombardment in Gaza Have ‘Nowhere Left to Run’|Jesse Rosenfeld|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST It had been done, he said, with two separate kinds of poison, both of the deadliest nature. The Giraffe Hunters|Mayne Reid The head master held poaching to be the deadliest of sins, and poaching on Fernwood especially heinous. The Arrival of Jimpson|Ralph Henry Barbour So, use it with intent: The deadliest arm in beauty's armament! Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays|Various Overconfidence and complacency are among our deadliest enemies. State of the Union Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt|Franklin D. Roosevelt The summer which had just passed had witnessed one of the deadliest attacks of this disease. The Great Lone Land|W. F. Butler
British Dictionary definitions for deadly
adjective -lier or -liestlikely to cause deathdeadly poison; deadly combat informal extremely boring adverb, adjectivelike death in appearance or certaintydeadly pale; a deadly sleep Derived forms of deadlydeadliness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to deadlysavage, destructive, suicidal, murderous, pernicious, noxious, dangerous, poisonous, mortal, cruel, bloody, harmful, toxic, violent, malignant, virulent, lethal, fatal, carcinogenic, ghastly |