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deadly
[ded-lee]
adjective
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.
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
Other Word Forms
- deadliness noun
- nondeadly adjective
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Example Sentences
The last deadly shark attack in the Sydney area in 2022, when Simon Nellist - a British diving instructor - was mauled by a great white shark.
The authorities justify the measures by the need to protect people and infrastructure from attacks by Ukrainian drones - Kyiv's response to Russia's relentless and deadly bombardments of Ukrainian cities.
Kennedy has said he wants more studies on the COVID-19 shots, which he has long claimed are harmful — even deadly.
This will be the 16th outbreak of the deadly virus in the vast central African state that has poor health services, and is hit by conflict in the east.
Natural gas is composed mostly of climate-warming methane but also contains other gases such as hydrogen sulfide, which is deadly at high concentrations.
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