deadly (adv.)

  1. as if dead

    [ Syn: lifelessly , lifelessly , lifelessly , lifelessly , lifelessly , lifelessly , lifelessly , lifelessly ]

  2. (used as intensives) extremely; she was madly in love; deadly dull; deadly earnest; deucedly clever; insanely jealous

    [ Syn: madly , madly , insanely , insanely , deucedly , deucedly , devilishly , devilishly , madly , madly , insanely , insanely , deucedly , deucedly , devilishly , devilishly , madly , madly , insanely , insanely , deucedly , deucedly , devilishly , devilishly , madly , madly , insanely , insanely , deucedly , deucedly , devilishly , devilishly ]

    deadly (adj.)

  1. causing or capable of causing death; a fatal accident; a deadly enemy; mortal combat; a mortal illness

    [ Syn: deathly , mortal ]

  2. of an instrument of certain death; deadly poisons; lethal weapon; a lethal injection

    [ Syn: lethal ]

  3. extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; venomous snakes; a virulent insect bite

    [ Syn: venomous , virulent ]

  4. involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death; the seven deadly sins

    [ Syn: mortal ]

  5. exceedingly harmful

    [ Syn: baneful , pernicious , pestilent ]

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

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