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dead·ly

[ded-lee] Pronunciation Key adjective, -li·er, -li·est, adverb

–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 déadlīce. See dead, -ly

]

—Related forms

dead·li·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. See fatal. 4. dull, tedious, tiresome.

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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

dead·ly (děd'lē) Pronunciation Key
adj. dead·li·er, dead·li·est

Causing or tending to cause death: deadly weapons; a deadly spill of radioactive waste products. See Synonyms at fatal.
Suggestive of death: a deadly pallor.
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.
Absolute; utter: deadly concentration.
Extreme or terrible: worked under deadly strain.
Extremely accurate; unerring: She is a deadly shot with the bow.
Dull, tedious, and boring: a deadly prose style.

adv.

So as to suggest death.
To an extreme: deadly serious.

dead'li·ness n.

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deadly
adjective
1.	causing or capable of causing death; "a fatal accident"; "a deadly enemy"; "mortal combat"; "a mortal illness"
2.	of an instrument of certain death; "deadly poisons"; "lethal weapon"; "a lethal injection"
3.	extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite"
4.	involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death; "the seven deadly sins"
5.	exceedingly harmful [syn: baneful]
6.	(of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect
adverb
1.	as if dead
2.	(used as intensives) extremely; "she was madly in love"; "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "insanely jealous" [syn: madly]

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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: dead·ly
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: dead·li·er; -est
: likely to cause or capable of causing death; also : DANGEROUS 2
NOTE: Deadly and dangerous are sometimes used interchangeably, esp. in connection with weapons or instruments.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Deadly

Dead"ly\, a. 1. Capable of causing death; mortal; fatal; destructive; certain or likely to cause death; as, a deadly blow or wound.

2. Aiming or willing to destroy; implacable; desperately hostile; flagitious; as, deadly enemies.

Thy assailant is quick, skillful, and deadly. --Shak.

3. Subject to death; mortal. [Obs.]

The image of a deadly man. --Wyclif (Rom. i. 23).

Deadly nightshade (Bot.), a poisonous plant; belladonna. See under Nightshade.

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Deadly