Definitions for deadly
ˈdɛd lidead·ly

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. deadly, deathly, mortaladjective

   causing or capable of causing death

   "a fatal accident"; "a deadly enemy"; "mortal combat"; "a mortal illness"

2. deadly, lethaladjective

   of an instrument of certain death

   "deadly poisons"; "lethal weapon"; "a lethal injection"

3. deadly, venomous, virulentadjective

   extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom

   "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite"

4. deadly, mortal(a)adjective

   involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death

   "the seven deadly sins"

5. baneful, deadly, pernicious, pestilentadjective

   exceedingly harmful

6. deadlyadverb

   (of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect

7. deadly, lifelesslyadverb

   as if dead

8. madly, insanely, deadly, deucedly, devilishlyadverb

   (used as intensives) extremely

   "she was madly in love"; "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "insanely jealous"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. deadlyadverb

   Fatally, mortally.

2. deadlyadverb

   In a way which suggests death.

   Her face suddenly became deadly white.

3. deadlyadverb

   Extremely.

4. deadlyadjective

   Subject to death; mortal.

5. deadlyadjective

   Causing death; lethal.

6. deadlyadjective

   very accurate (of aiming with a bow, firearm, etc.)

7. deadlyadjective

   very boring

8. deadlyadjective

   excellent, awesome, cool

9. Etymology: deadlic (adj.), deadlice (adv.), corresponding to. Cognate with Dutch dodelijk, German tödlich.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Deadlyadjective

   Etymology: from dead.

   1. Destructive; mortal; murtherous.

   She that herself will shiver and disbranch
   From her material sap, perforce must wither,
   And come to deadly use. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   She then on Romeo calls,
   As if that name,
   Shot from the deadly level of a gun,
   Did murther her. William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet.

   Dry mourning will decay more deadly bring,
   As a North wind burns a too forward Spring;
   Give sorrow vent, and let the sluices go. John Dryden, Aurengb.

   2. Mortal; implacable.

   The Numidians, in number infinite, are deadly enemies unto the Turks. Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.

2. Deadlyadverb

   1. In a manner resembling the dead.

   Like dumb statues, or unbreathing stones,
   Star’d each on other, and look’d deadly pale. William Shakespeare, R. III.

   Young Arcite heard, and up he ran with haste,
   And ask’d him why he look’d so deadly wan. John Dryden, Fables.

   2. Mortally.

   I will break Pharaoh’s arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man. Ez. xxx. 24.

   3. Implacably; irreconcileably; destructively.4. It is sometimes used in a ludicrous sense, only to enforce the signification of a word.

   Mettled schoolboys set to cuff,
   Will not confess that they have done enough,
   Though deadly weary. Orrery.

   John had got an impression, that Lewis was so deadly cunning a man, that he was afraid to venture himself alone with him. John Arbuthnot, History of John Bull.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Deadlyadjective

   capable of causing death; mortal; fatal; destructive; certain or likely to cause death; as, a deadly blow or wound

2. Deadlyadjective

   aiming or willing to destroy; implacable; desperately hostile; flagitious; as, deadly enemies

3. Deadlyadjective

   subject to death; mortal

4. Deadlyadverb

   in a manner resembling, or as if produced by, death

5. Deadlyadverb

   in a manner to occasion death; mortally

6. Deadlyadverb

   in an implacable manner; destructively

7. Deadlyadverb

   extremely

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1. Deadly

   Deadly! is a series of children's books written by Morris Gleitzman and Paul Jennings first published in 2000.

How to pronounce deadly?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say deadly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of deadly in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of deadly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of deadly in a Sentence

1. County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne:

   I conclude that this tragic and unfortunate death was the result of a lawful use of deadly police force and that no charges should be brought against officer Kenny.

2. Letitia Elizabeth Landon:

   'Tis a strange mystery, the power of words! Life is in them, and death. A word can send The crimson colour hurrying to the cheek. Hurrying with many meanings; or can turn The current cold and deadly to the heart. Anger and fear are in them; grief and joy Are on their sound; yet slight, impalpable:-- A word is but a breath of passing air.

3. Ashley Peterson:

   We do not know what has happened to the virus in the past few months, it could have mutated into something more deadly. Until we have a case, it is almost completely impossible to tell.

4. South Carolina:

   The arrival of the SARS-CoV-2 variant in our state is an important reminder to all South Carolinians that the fight against this deadly virus is far from over.

5. Xavier Becerra:

   The ACA has been life-changing and now through this pandemic, we can all see the value in having greater access to quality health care at affordable prices, now is not the time to rip away our best tool to address very real and very deadly health disparities in our communities.

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