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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dead•ly /ˈdɛdli/USA pronunciation adj., -li•er, -li•est, adv. adj. - causing or tending to cause death;
lethal:a deadly disease. - aiming to kill or destroy:convicted of using a deadly weapon.
- like death;
deathly:a deadly appearance. - extremely boring:another deadly lecture.
- excessive;
extreme;
very great:a deadly silence. - extremely accurate:a deadly shot.
adv. - in a manner suggesting death:deadly pale.
- excessively;
completely:deadly dull.
dead•li•ness, n. [ noncount] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dead•ly (ded′lē),USA pronunciation adj., -li•er, -li•est, adv. adj. - 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.
adv. - in a manner resembling or suggesting death:deadly pale.
- excessively;
completely:deadly dull.
- Middle English deedli(ch), Old English dēadlīce. See dead, -ly bef. 900
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See fatal.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dull, tedious, tiresome.
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