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deadly

/ deadly /
adjective satellite/adverb

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
(of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect
Similar:
virulent
adjective satellite Sense 2
causing or capable of causing death
"a fatal accident"
"a deadly enemy"
"mortal combat"
"a mortal illness"
Similar:
fatal
adjective satellite Sense 3
of an instrument of certain death
"deadly poisons"
"lethal weapon"
"a lethal injection"
Similar:
fatal
adjective satellite Sense 4
involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death
"the seven deadly sins"
Similar:
unpardonable
Domain:
theology divinity
adjective satellite Sense 5
extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
"venomous snakes"
"a virulent insect bite"
Similar:
toxic
adverb Sense 6
as if produced by death
"deadly pale"
"a deadly paralytic stroke"
adverb Sense 7
as if dead
Pertains to:
lifeless exanimate dead
adjective satellite Sense 8
exceedingly harmful
Similar:
noxious harmful
adverb Sense 9
(used as intensives) extremely
"she was madly in love"
"deadly dull"
"deadly earnest"
"deucedly clever"
"insanely jealous"
Domain:
intensifier intensive
Semantic Complexity
73%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
7
Total Relationships
7
Times Searched
3
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

virulent fatal unpardonable toxic noxious harmful