deadly

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.

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deadli·ness n.

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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

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	deadly - causing or capable of causing death; "a fatal accident"; "a deadly enemy"; "mortal combat"; "a mortal illness" deathly, mortal fatal - bringing death
	2.	deadly - of an instrument of certain death; "deadly poisons"; "lethal weapon"; "a lethal injection" lethal fatal - bringing death
	3.	deadly - extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite" venomous, virulent 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" mortal 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 baneful, pernicious, pestilent 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 lifelessly
	2.	deadly - (used as intensives) extremely; "she was madly in love"; "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "insanely jealous" deucedly, insanely, madly, devilishly 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"

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deadly

adjective

1. lethal, fatal, deathly, dangerous, devastating, destructive, mortal, murderous, poisonous, malignant, virulent, pernicious, noxious, venomous, baleful, death-dealing, baneful a deadly disease currently affecting dolphins

2. hard, fierce, harsh, cruel, savage, brutal, grim, stern, ruthless, ferocious, unrelenting, merciless, implacable, barbarous, pitiless, unfeeling, unmerciful, unpitying She levelled a deadly look at him.

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

6. deathly, white, pale, ghostly, ghastly, wan, pasty, colourless, pallid, anaemic, ashen, sallow, whitish, cadaverous, waxen, ashy, deathlike, wheyfaced The deadly pallor of her skin.

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 rifle → tiene 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 earnest → iba muy en serio
to be deadly enemies → ser enemigos mortales, ser enemigos a muerte
she argued with deadly logic → argumentaba con una lógica aplastante
she levelled a deadly look at Nick → le lanzó una mirada asesina a Nick
there was deadly silence → se hizo un silencio sepulcral
see also seven A

3. (= very boring) → aburridísimo

B. ADV
it was deadly cold → hacía un frío de muerte
the trip was deadly dull → el viaje fue un aburrimiento de muerte, el viaje fue aburridísimo
she was deadly pale → estaba pálida como un cadáver, tenía una palidez cadavérica(liter)
she thought he was joking but he was deadly serious → ella pensaba que bromeaba, pero lo decía completamente en serio

C. CPD deadly nightshade N → belladona 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, force → tödlich; to be deadly to somebody → tödliche Folgen für jdn haben; a deadly combination of … → eine tödliche Mischung von …; assault with a deadly weapon (Jur) → Körperverletzung f → mit einer gefährlichen Waffe; to play a deadly game → ein tödliches Spiel spielen

(= devastating) logic, look → vernichtend; (= unerring) accuracy → tödlich; bowler, striker → treffsicher

(inf: = boring) → todlangweilig (inf)

(= complete) silence, enemies, rivals → tödlich; to be in deadly earnest → es todernst meinen; their deadly enemy → ihr Todfeind m; that made the competition even deadlier → dadurch wurde die Konkurrenz noch mörderischer; the (seven) deadly sins (Bibl) → die (sieben) Todsünden pl

adv (= extremely) deadly dull → todlangweilig (inf); he was deadly serious → er meinte es todernst; deadly cold → eisig kalt; deadly pale → totenbleich; deadly poisonous → tödlich

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 dull → di una noia mortale
deadly pale → pallido/a come un cadavere

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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 dull → di una noia mortale
deadly pale → pallido/a come un cadavere