deadly
(adjective) (of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect
deadly, deathly, mortal
(adjective) causing or capable of causing death; “a fatal accident”; “a deadly enemy”; “mortal combat”; “a mortal illness”
deadly, lethal
(adjective) of an instrument of certain death; “deadly poisons”; “lethal weapon”; “a lethal injection”
baneful, deadly, pernicious, pestilent
(adjective) exceedingly harmful
deadly, mortal
(adjective) involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death; “the seven deadly sins”
deadly, venomous, virulent
(adjective) extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; “venomous snakes”; “a virulent insect bite”
madly, insanely, deadly, deucedly, devilishly
(adverb) (used as intensives) extremely; “she was madly in love”; “deadly dull”; “deadly earnest”; “deucedly clever”; “insanely jealous”
deadly, lifelessly
(adverb) as if dead
Source: WordNet® 3.1
deadly (comparative deadlier or more deadly, superlative deadliest or most deadly)
(obsolete) Subject to death; mortal.
Causing death; lethal.
Aiming or willing to destroy; implacable; desperately hostile.
Very accurate (of aiming with a bow, firearm, etc.).
(informal) Very boring.
(informal) Excellent, awesome, cool.
deadly (comparative more deadly, superlative most deadly)
(obsolete) Fatally, mortally.
In a way which suggests death.
Extremely.
Some adjectives commonly collocating with deadly: serious, clever, good
Source: Wiktionary
Dead"ly, a.
1. Capable of causing death; mortal; fatal; destructive; certain or likely to cause death; as, a deadly blow or wound.
2. Aiming or willing to destroy; implacable; desperately hostile; flagitious; as, deadly enemies. Thy assailant is quick, skillful, and deadly. Shak.
3. Subject to death; mortal. [Obs.] The image of a deadly man. Wyclif (Rom. i. 23). Deadly nightshade (Bot.), a poisonous plant; belladonna. See under Nightshade.
Dead"ly, adv.
1. In a manner resembling, or as if produced by, death. "Deadly pale." Shak.
2. In a manner to occasion death; mortally. The groanings of a deadly wounded man. Ezek. xxx. 24.
3. In an implacable manner; destructively.
4. Extremely. [Obs.] "Deadly weary." Orrery. "So deadly cunning a man." Arbuthnot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
