deadly

adjective

  1. 1

    (of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect

  2. 2

    causing or capable of causing death

    a fatal accident

    a deadly enemy

  3. 3

    of an instrument of certain death

    deadly poisons

    lethal weapon

  4. 4

    exceedingly harmful

  5. 5

    involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death

    the seven deadly sins

  6. 6

    extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom

    venomous snakes

    a virulent insect bite

adverb

  1. 1

    (used as intensives) extremely

    she was madly in love

    deadly dull

  2. 2

    as if dead

Synonyms

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