deadly, mortal, fatal, lethal mean causing or capable of causing death. deadly applies to an established or very likely cause of death.
- causing or tending to cause death; lethal. 2. aiming to kill or destroy; implacable: a deadly enemy. 3. like death. 4. excruciatingly boring. 5. excessive; inordinate: deadly haste. 6. extremely accurate: a deadly shot. 7. in a manner suggesting death: deadly pale.
DEADLY definition: 1. likely to cause death: 2. complete or extreme: 3. extremely boring: . Learn more.
If you describe a person or their behaviour as deadly, you mean that they will do or say anything to get what they want, without caring about other people. His mother's voice was one he knew; ice cold and deadly. The Duchess levelled a deadly look at Nikko.
Definition of deadly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Something that's deadly can kill you. Because a gun can end someone's life, it's a deadly weapon. If someone's diagnosed with a deadly disease, it's lethal — it's capable of ending the person's life.
Synonyms: deathly, fatal, lethal, mortal, killer, more... Collocations: a deadly [virus, illness], a deadly attack on [Paris], the deadly attack on [Monday], more...
deadly (comparative deadlier or more deadly, superlative deadliest or most deadly) (obsolete, rare) Subject to death; mortal.
DEADLY definition: causing or tending to cause death; fatal; lethal. See examples of deadly used in a sentence.
Some common synonyms of deadly are fatal, lethal, and mortal. While all these words mean "causing or capable of causing death," deadly applies to an established or very likely cause of death.