deadly, mortal, fatal, lethal mean causing or capable of causing death. deadly applies to an established or very likely cause of death.
DEADLY definition: causing or tending to cause death; fatal; lethal. See examples of deadly used in a sentence.
- causing or tending to cause death; lethal. 2. aiming to kill or destroy; implacable: a deadly enemy. 3. like death. 4. excruciatingly boring. 5. excessive; inordinate: deadly haste. 6. extremely accurate: a deadly shot. 7. in a manner suggesting death: deadly pale.
DEADLY meaning: 1. likely to cause death: 2. complete or extreme: 3. extremely boring: . Learn more.
If you describe a person or their behaviour as deadly, you mean that they will do or say anything to get what they want, without caring about other people. His mother's voice was one he knew; ice cold and deadly. The Duchess levelled a deadly look at Nikko.
Definition of deadly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
deadly, adj. & n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
deadly, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
Deadly refers to something that is likely to cause or is capable of causing death; lethal, fatal, or life-threatening. It can also refer to something highly dangerous, ominous or with adverse effects.
Synonyms: deathly, fatal, lethal, mortal, killer, more... Collocations: a deadly [virus, illness], a deadly attack on [Paris], the deadly attack on [Monday], more...
deadly (comparative deadlier or more deadly, superlative deadliest or most deadly) (obsolete, rare) Subject to death; mortal.