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dead⋅ly

  [ded-lee] adjective, -li⋅er, -li⋅est, adverb
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–adjective
1. causing or tending to cause death; fatal; lethal: a deadly poison.
2. aiming to kill or destroy; implacable: a deadly enemy.
3. like death: a deadly pallor.
4. excruciatingly boring: The dinner party was absolutely deadly.
5. excessive; inordinate: deadly haste.
6. extremely accurate: Annie Oakley was a deadly shot.
–adverb
7. in a manner resembling or suggesting death: deadly pale.
8. excessively; completely: deadly dull.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME deedli(ch), OE dēadlīce. See dead, -ly

Related forms:
dead⋅li⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. See fatal. 4. dull, tedious, tiresome.
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dead·ly   (děd'lē)   
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.
    1. Destructive in effect: gave the film a deadly review.
    2. 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.
dead'li·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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