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Definition of deadly

adjective:

• causing or capable of causing death; "a fatal accident", "a deadly enemy", "mortal combat", "a mortal illness". Synonyms: deathly, mortal.
• of an instrument of certain death; "deadly poisons", "lethal weapon", "a lethal injection". Synonyms: lethal.
• extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous snakes", "a virulent insect bite". Synonyms: venomous, virulent.
• involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death; "the seven deadly sins". Synonyms: mortal.
• exceedingly harmful. Synonyms: baneful, pernicious, pestilent.
• (of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect.

adverb:

• as if dead. Synonyms: lifelessly.
• (used as intensives) extremely; "she was madly in love", "deadly dull", "deadly earnest", "deucedly clever", "insanely jealous". Synonyms: deucedly, devilishly, insanely, madly.

Words nearby

dearly.

Rhymes with

medley.