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Adjective: deadly (deadlier,deadliest) ded-lee- Causing or capable of causing death
"a deadly enemy" - deathly, mortal - Of an instrument of certain death
"deadly poisons" - lethal - Extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
"deadly snakes" - venomous, virulent - Involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death
"the seven deadly sins" - mortal - Exceedingly harmful
- baneful, pernicious, pestilent - (of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect
- So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
- boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome, unamusing, draggy Adverb: deadly ded-lee- As if dead
- lifelessly - (used to intensify) extremely
"deadly dull"; "deadly earnest" - madly, insanely, deucedly, devilishly
Derived forms: deadliest, deadlier See also: dead, deadliness, fatal, irremissible, noxious, toxic, uninteresting, unpardonable, virulent Encyclopedia: Deadly |