Deadly

Word DEADLY
Character 6
Hyphenation dead ly
Pronunciations /ˈdɛd.li/

Definitions and meanings of "Deadly"

What do we mean by deadly?

Causing or tending to cause death: synonym: fatal. adjective

Suggestive of death. adjective

Aiming or wanting to kill; implacable. adjective

Destructive in effect. adjective

Tending to take away vitality, effectiveness, or force. adjective

Absolute; utter. adjective

Extreme or terrible. adjective

Extremely accurate; unerring. adjective

Dull, tedious, and boring. adjective

So as to suggest death. adverb

To an extreme. adverb

Mortal; liable to death; being in danger of death.

Occasioning or capable of causing death, physical or spiritual; mortal; fatal; destructive: as, a deadly blow or wound.

Mortal; implacable; aiming or tending to kill or destroy: as, a deadly enemy; deadly malice; a deadly feud.

Adapted for producing death or great bodily injury: as, a deadly weapon; a deadly drug.

Dead.

Very great; excessive.

Mortally.

Implacably; destructively.

Subject to death; mortal.

Causing death; lethal.

Aiming or willing to destroy; implacable; desperately hostile.

Very accurate (of aiming with a bow, firearm, etc.).

Very boring.

Excellent, awesome, cool.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Deadly

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The word "deadly" in example sentences

If it was not such a deadly climate, you would find much to interest you in these parts; but it is _very deadly_. ❋ W. H. Wilkins (1882)

As she watched him reading, his face pale, his expression deadly serious, as he seemed to be fiercely concentrating, she guessed that he was going over those parts of the letter that seemed to suggest she was needed by her mother in Enniscorthy. ❋ Colm Tóibín (2009)

Quentin Forbes was slowly returning his pen to his pocket, his eyes following Wolmar, his expression deadly. ❋ Mariah Stewart (2010)

You see, Thelma Lou, this is what we call the deadly game (INAUDIBLE) apes. ❋ Unknown (2006)

BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: A scathing report details what it calls deadly deficiencies at Children's Hospital in Boston. ❋ Unknown (2003)

The Pentagon says that most of the battle deaths they've suffered now are from what they call deadly deceptions, in which fanatical Iraqi fighters are posing either as civilians or pretending to surrender. ❋ Unknown (2003)

The United States led the world now to agreeing to phase out what we call the deadly dozen, the 12 worst chemicals that wash off the land into the sea and kill fish. ❋ ITY National Archives (1997)

Laura saw that the spirit of teasing was strong in Charles this morning and suspected that he wanted to stir up what he called the deadly feud, and she hastened to change the conversation by saying, 'You quite impressed Guy with your translation of Fra Cristoforo.' ❋ Charlotte Mary Yonge (1862)

The charge details that the "assault" was committed with "infected saliva," which it describes as a deadly weapon. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The demonstrators, who arrived largely from Toronto and Montreal, are part of worldwide Tamil protests against what they describe as a deadly military offensive by the Sri Lankan military. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Hay, impeccable, stiff as a tailor’s dummy, his small white hands in his lap, sat in profile, gazing vacantly toward the windows; but Bunau-Varilla faced directly at the camera, his expression deadly serious, and cocked an elbow on the table. ❋ DAVID McCULLOUGH. (2005)

It was pointed out that the older generation of these same ethnic communities which the army said was culturally unfit won 33 Victoria crosses and lost over 200,000 lives fighting for the this Island when it was in deadly peril. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2010)

As an adult, when parents or teachers ask her to write to young people who have been involved in deadly car accidents, she urges the teens to get counseling to deal with the aftermath. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Arson suspected in deadly Mount Pleasant fire; investigators have several "persons of interest" (Post, WTOP) ❋ Mike DeBonis (2010)

While their rough-hewn, obsolete ethics recognized the individual prerogative of wiping out blow with blow, they could not bear to think of two good comrades, such as Bettles and McFane, meeting in deadly battle. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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