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- pronunciation:
- ded
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
deadlier, deadliest |
| definition 1: |
capable of causing death.
They feared the deadly cobra.A gun is a deadly weapon.Cancer can be a deadly disease.
- synonyms:
- deathly, fatal, lethal, mortal
- antonyms:
- beneficial, harmless
- similar words:
- baleful, baneful, calamitous, dangerous, disastrous, fell, hazardous, malignant, noxious, pernicious, pestilent, poisonous, toxic, venomous, virulent, vital
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| definition 2: |
seeking to destroy or kill.
The two men became deadly enemies.- similar words:
- bloodthirsty, destructive, evil, fell, malignant, murderous, sanguinary
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| definition 3: |
very highly accurate.
He has deadly aim with a rifle.- antonyms:
- inaccurate, poor
- similar words:
- accurate, precise, true, unerring
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| definition 4: |
extremely boring.
How can you write about such a deadly topic?These deadly lectures put me to sleep.- synonyms:
- tiresome
- antonyms:
- fascinating
- similar words:
- boring, dreadful, dry, dull, humdrum, jejune, lackluster, monotonous, ponderous, tedious, wearisome
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| related words: |
capital, hopeless, killing |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| inflections: |
deadlier, deadliest |
| definition 1: |
absolutely.
The meeting was deadly dull.The figures were deadly accurate.- synonyms:
- absolutely, completely, entirely, fully, thoroughly, totally, utterly
- similar words:
- deathly
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| definition 2: |
so as to resemble death.
She lay deadly still.The room was deadly silent.- synonyms:
- deathly
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| derivation: |
deadliness (n.) |
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