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   Dead·ly

   /ˈdedlē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. causing or able to cause death: "a deadly weapon" Similar fatallethalmortaldeath-dealinglife-threateningdangerousdestructiveinjuriousharmfulperniciousdetrimentaldeleteriousunhealthynoxioustoxicpoisonousterminalincurableuntreatablemalignantliterary:deathlynocuousmephiticarchaic:banefulOpposite harmlessbeneficial
   • ▪ filled with hatred or intense rivalry: "we are deadly enemies" Similar mortalirreconcilableimplacableremorselessrelentlessunrelentingunappeasableunforgivingmercilesspitilessbitterhostileantagonisticmurderousfiercegrimsavageinformal:at each other's throats
   • ▪ (typically in the context of shooting or sports) extremely accurate, effective, or skillful: "his aim is deadly" Similar unerringunfailingimpeccableperfectflawlessfaultlessassuredsuretruepreciseaccuratecorrectexactdirecton targeton the markinch-perfectinformal:spot onbang onvulgar slang:shit hotOpposite poorinaccurate
   • ▪ extremely boring: "he's well meaning, but so utterly deadly" Similar boringdulldull as ditchwaterdrearyuninterestingunexcitinguneventfuluninspiringunstimulatinghumdrumlacklusterdrydry as dustaridflatblandmonotonousunrelievedlacking varietylacking variationtedioustiresometiringwearisomeirksometryingfrustratingmind-numbingsoul-destroyinginformal:no great shakesnot up to muchnothing to write home aboutsameydullsvilleorneryOpposite exciting
   • ▪ complete; total: "she was in deadly earnest" Similar intensegreatmarkedextremeexcessiveimmoderateinordinateOpposite mild

   adverb

   • 1. in a way resembling or suggesting death; as if dead: "her skin was deadly pale" Similar deathlydeathlikeashenghostlywhitepallidwanpaleghastly
   • ▪ extremely: "a deadly serious remark"

   Word Origin Old Englishdēadlīc ‘mortal, in danger of death’ (see dead, -ly1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. deadliness noun

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