What does deadly mean?
Definitions for deadly
ˈdɛd lidead·ly
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word deadly.
Princeton's WordNet
deadly, deathly, mortaladjective
causing or capable of causing death
"a fatal accident"; "a deadly enemy"; "mortal combat"; "a mortal illness"
deadly, lethaladjective
of an instrument of certain death
"deadly poisons"; "lethal weapon"; "a lethal injection"
deadly, venomous, virulentadjective
extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
"venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite"
deadly, mortal(a)adjective
involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death
"the seven deadly sins"
baneful, deadly, pernicious, pestilentadjective
exceedingly harmful
deadlyadverb
(of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect
deadly, lifelesslyadverb
as if dead
madly, insanely, deadly, deucedly, devilishlyadverb
(used as intensives) extremely
"she was madly in love"; "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "insanely jealous"
Wiktionary
deadlyadverb
Fatally, mortally.
deadlyadverb
In a way which suggests death.
Her face suddenly became deadly white.
deadlyadverb
Extremely.
deadlyadjective
Subject to death; mortal.
deadlyadjective
Causing death; lethal.
deadlyadjective
very accurate (of aiming with a bow, firearm, etc.)
deadlyadjective
very boring
deadlyadjective
excellent, awesome, cool
Etymology: deadlic (adj.), deadlice (adv.), corresponding to. Cognate with Dutch dodelijk, German tödlich.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Deadlyadjective
Etymology: from dead.
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.The Numidians, in number infinite, are deadly enemies unto the Turks. Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.
Deadlyadverb
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.I will break Pharaoh’s arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man. Ez. xxx. 24.
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.
ChatGPT
deadly
Deadly refers to something that is likely to cause or is capable of causing death; lethal, fatal, or life-threatening. It can also refer to something highly dangerous, ominous or with adverse effects. In a figurative or casual sense, it can imply something extremely accurate, effective or skillful.
Webster Dictionary
Deadlyadjective
capable of causing death; mortal; fatal; destructive; certain or likely to cause death; as, a deadly blow or wound
Deadlyadjective
aiming or willing to destroy; implacable; desperately hostile; flagitious; as, deadly enemies
Deadlyadjective
subject to death; mortal
Deadlyadverb
in a manner resembling, or as if produced by, death
Deadlyadverb
in a manner to occasion death; mortally
Deadlyadverb
in an implacable manner; destructively
Deadlyadverb
extremely
Wikidata
Deadly
Deadly! is a series of children's books written by Morris Gleitzman and Paul Jennings first published in 2000.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of deadly in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of deadly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of deadly in a Sentence
Illegal immigration funds criminal networks, ruthless gangs and the flow of deadly drugs. Illegal immigration exploits vulnerable populations, hurts hard-working citizens and has produced a vicious cycle of crime, violence and poverty. Only by upholding national borders, destroying criminal gangs, can we break this cycle and establish a real foundation for prosperity.
This product is deadly and should be recalled immediately.
The Islamic State’s attack likely had multiple objectives, including disrupting Charles Thorson at the airport and embarrassing The Taliban as The Taliban tries to distance The Taliban from terrorist groups and portray The Taliban as being capable of providing security throughout the country, the Islamic State attack also probably serves longer-term objectives of driving recruitment and reinvigorating the Islamic State’s image within the global jihadist community amid the group’s downfall in Iraq and Syria, Thorson added. ISIS-K isestimated to have between 2,000 and 3,000 fighters operating in Afghanistan and its ranks swelled with more fighters after prisoners were released when the Afghan government collapsed. Charles Thorson MILITARY ESCAPE FROM AFGHANISTAN : AIR FORCE CREWS DESCRIBE ‘ APOCALYPTIC ’ FINAL SCENES A main gripe of ISIS-K with The Taliban is the deal the group negotiated with United States in Doha. ISIS-K considers the The Taliban traitors for entering into talks with the United States and announced The Taliban intentions to undermine the deal by launching a war against the The Taliban and the U.S.-backed Afghan government. While The Taliban simultaneously waged an insurgency campaign against Afghan forces and negotiated with the U.S., ISIS-K conducted deadly terror attacks on Afghan civilians, an attempt to discredit the The Taliban and drive-up recruitment. The attack from ISIS-K also highlights the internal fissures within The Taliban that will likely grow more profound as The Taliban enter the governing phase of their takeover. The Taliban have, at least rhetorically, struck a more moderate and pragmatic tone from their previous iteration in power 20 years ago. While leadership and spokespersons have remained mild in tone, the The Taliban rank and file are filled with more extremist factions that will be more attracted to the radicalism that ISIS-K espouses. According to Thorson, such a structure is vulnerable to infiltration by more extreme organizations like The Islamic State. Although the The Taliban and Islamic State are enemies, defections from one group to another suggest there may be pockets of sympathy within each group for the other. After all, this is how ISIS-Kformed in 2015, when disaffected remnants of the Pakistani The Taliban and other Jihadist groups split and pledged allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The rupture led to a declaration of war on both sides.
Britain is a global leader in the fight against deadly diseases like malaria - a disease that still claims the life of a child every minute.
The DHS was created to unify and improve coordinated efforts to defend our homeland. Refusing to allow armed ICE agents into a USCIS facility to detain a suspected terrorist just a day after a deadly terrorist attack is disturbing.
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Translations for deadly
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- много скучен, смъртоносен, много точен, убийственBulgarian
- letal, mortífer, mortalCatalan, Valencian
- smrtonosný, smrtelný, smrtícíCzech
- tödlichGerman
- mortigaEsperanto
- mortal, letal, mortíferoSpanish
- tylsä, kuolettava, mahtava, kalman-, kuoleman-, tarkka, tappavaFinnish
- mortel, létal, fatalFrench
- mortífero, letal, mortalGalician
- קטלני, קטלניתHebrew
- घातकHindi
- mortaleItalian
- 致命的なJapanese
- mortiferumLatin
- nāvīgs, nāvējošs, nāvīgiLatvian
- dodelijkDutch
- mortal, letal, fatífero, fatal, mortíferoPortuguese
- mortal, fatalmente, ucigător, letalRomanian
- великолепный, смертельно, смертельныйRussian
- dödligSwedish
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