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deadly

/'dɛdli/

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adverb
(used as intensives) extremely
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"deadly dull" "deadly earnest"

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deucedly devilishly insanely madly
adjective
causing or capable of causing death
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"a deadly enemy"

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deathly mortal fatal
adjective
involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death
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"the seven deadly sins"

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mortal unpardonable
adjective
of an instrument of certain death
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"deadly poisons"

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lethal fatal
adjective
extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
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venomous virulent toxic
adjective
exceedingly harmful
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baneful pernicious pestilent noxious
adverb
as if dead
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lifelessly
adjective
(of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect
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virulent

Usage of deadly

"intensive"
"intensifier"