DEADLY

(adverb) (used as intensives) extremely
"she was madly in love", "deadly dull", "deadly earnest", "deucedly clever", "insanely jealous"
synonyms : deucedly , devilishly , insanely , madly
(adverb) as if dead
synonyms : lifelessly
(adj.) (of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect
(adj.) causing or capable of causing death
"a fatal accident", "a deadly enemy", "mortal combat", "a mortal illness"
synonyms : deathly , mortal
(adj.) of an instrument of certain death
"deadly poisons", "lethal weapon", "a lethal injection"
synonyms : lethal
(adj.) exceedingly harmful
synonyms : baneful , pernicious , pestilent
She ruined his reputation with her pernicious lies. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death
"the seven deadly sins"
synonyms : mortal
(adj.) extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
"venomous snakes", "a virulent insect bite"
synonyms : venomous , virulent

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