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deadly

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dead·ly  (ddl)
adj. dead·li·er, dead·li·est
1. Causing or tending to cause death: deadly weapons; a deadly spill of radioactive waste products. See Synonyms at fatal.
2. Suggestive of death: a deadly pallor.
3. Aiming or wanting to kill; implacable: deadly enemies.
4.
a. Destructive in effect: gave the film a deadly review.
b. Tending to take away vitality, effectiveness, or force: the deadly habit of procrastination.
5. Absolute; utter: deadly concentration.
6. Extreme or terrible: worked under deadly strain.
7. Extremely accurate; unerring: She is a deadly shot with the bow.
8. Dull, tedious, and boring: a deadly prose style.
adv.
1. So as to suggest death.
2. To an extreme: deadly serious.

deadli·ness n.

deadly [ˈdɛdlɪ]
adj -lier, -liest
1. likely to cause death deadly poison deadly combat
2. Informal extremely boring
adv & adj
like death in appearance or certainty deadly pale a deadly sleep
deadliness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.deadly - causing or capable of causing death; "a fatal accident"; "a deadly enemy"; "mortal combat"; "a mortal illness"
fatal - bringing death
2.deadlydeadly - of an instrument of certain death; "deadly poisons"; "lethal weapon"; "a lethal injection"
fatal - bringing death
3.deadlydeadly - extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite"
toxic - of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison; "suffering from exposure to toxic substances"
4.deadly - involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death; "the seven deadly sins"
theology, divinity - the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
unpardonable - not admitting of pardon; "unpardonable behavior"
5.deadly - exceedingly harmful
noxious - injurious to physical or mental health; "noxious chemical wastes"; "noxious ideas"
6.deadly - (of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect
virulent - infectious; having the ability to cause disease
Adv.1.deadly - as if dead
2.deadly - (used as intensives) extremely; "she was madly in love"; "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "insanely jealous"
intensifier, intensive - a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier"

deadly
adjective
3. (Informal) boring, dull, tedious, flat, monotonous, uninteresting, mind-numbing, unexciting, ho-hum (informal), wearisome, as dry as dust She found the party deadly.
4. arch (usually used of enemies or rivals) savage, mortal, hardline, uncompromising, inflexible, inexorable, implacable, irreconcilable, intransigent, unappeasable The two became deadly enemies.
5. accurate, sure, true, effective, exact, reliable, precise, on target, infallible, unerring, unfailing the fastest and most deadly bowlers in the world today
7. complete, total, perfect, absolute, utter, outright, thorough, consummate, dyed-in-the-wool, thoroughgoing, deep-dyed (usually derogatory) He talked about his job with deadly earnestness.
adverb
completely, quite, totally, perfectly, fully, entirely, absolutely, altogether, thoroughly, wholly, utterly, every inch, a hundred per cent, one hundred per cent The threat was deadly serious.
Translations
deadly [ˈdedlɪ]
A. ADJ (deadlier (compar) (deadliest (superl)))
1. (= lethal) [poison, disease, combination] → mortal; [weapon, attack] → mortífero
he has a deadly aim with a rifletiene una puntería infalible con el rifle
to use deadly force (against sb) (Police, Mil) → abrir fuego(contra algn)
2. (= devastating)
with deadly accuracy (Sport etc) → con precisión mortífera (Mil etc) → con precisión letal or mortal
he was in deadly earnestiba muy en serio
to be deadly enemiesser enemigos mortales, ser enemigos a muerte
she argued with deadly logicargumentaba con una lógica aplastante
she levelled a deadly look at Nickle lanzó una mirada asesina a Nick
there was deadly silencese hizo un silencio sepulcral
see also seven A
3. (= very boring) → aburridísimo
B. ADV
it was deadly coldhacía un frío de muerte
the trip was deadly dullel viaje fue un aburrimiento de muerte, el viaje fue aburridísimo
she was deadly paleestaba pálida como un cadáver, tenía una palidez cadavérica(liter)
she thought he was joking but he was deadly seriousella pensaba que bromeaba, pero lo decía completamente en serio
C. CPD deadly nightshade Nbelladona f
deadly [ˈdɛdli]
adj
[disease, dose] → mortel(le)
[weapon] → meurtrier/ière
(= relentless) → implacable
[look]
She levelled a deadly look at him → Elle le tua du regard.
adv
deadly dull → ennuyeux/euse à mourir, mortellement ennuyeux/euse
deadly serious → on ne peut plus sérieux/euse
to be deadly serious about sth → être on ne peut plus sérieux/euse à propos de qch
deadly
adj (+er)
(= lethal) poison, weapon, disease, attack, forcetödlich; to be deadly to somebodytödliche Folgen für jdn haben; a deadly combination of …eine tödliche Mischung von …; assault with a deadly weapon (Jur) → Körperverletzung fmit einer gefährlichen Waffe; to play a deadly gameein tödliches Spiel spielen
(= devastating) logic, lookvernichtend; (= unerring) accuracytödlich; bowler, strikertreffsicher
(inf: = boring) → todlangweilig (inf)
(= complete) silence, enemies, rivalstödlich; to be in deadly earnestes todernst meinen; their deadly enemyihr Todfeind m; that made the competition even deadlierdadurch wurde die Konkurrenz noch mörderischer; the (seven) deadly sins (Bibl) → die (sieben) Todsünden pl
adv (= extremely) deadly dulltodlangweilig (inf); he was deadly seriouser meinte es todernst; deadly coldeisig kalt; deadly paletotenbleich; deadly poisonoustödlich
deadly [ˈdɛdlɪ]
1. adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (gen) → mortale; (weapon, poison, aim) → micidiale; (disease) → letale
they are deadly enemies → sono nemici mortali
the seven deadly sins → i sette peccati capitali
he is in deadly earnest → fa (or parla) sul serio, non scherza
this book is deadly (fam) (very boring) → questo libro è un mattone
2. adv deadly dulldi una noia mortale
deadly pale → pallido/a come un cadavere

deadly [ˈdɛdlɪ]
1. adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (gen) → mortale; (weapon, poison, aim) → micidiale; (disease) → letale
they are deadly enemies → sono nemici mortali
the seven deadly sins → i sette peccati capitali
he is in deadly earnest → fa (or parla) sul serio, non scherza
this book is deadly (fam) (very boring) → questo libro è un mattone
2. adv deadly dulldi una noia mortale
deadly pale → pallido/a come un cadavere


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