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deadly
adjective
-
deadly
,
deadlier
,
deadliest
able
to
cause
death
or
very
serious
harm
•
The
explorer
warned
that
the
jungle
was
full
of
deadly
snakes
.
The
explorer
warned
that
the
jungle
was
full
of
deadly
snakes
.
•
Just
one
drop
of
the
deadly
poison
could
kill
an
adult
within
minutes
.
Just
one
drop
of
the
deadly
poison
could
kill
an
adult
within
minutes
.
Old
English
dēadlīc
,
from
dēad
(“
dead
”)
+
-līc
(“
-ly
,
having
qualities
of
”).
Originally
an
adjective
;
the
adverbial
use
developed
later
.
adverb
used
for
emphasis
to
mean
extremely
or
very
•
She
was
deadly
serious
about
finishing
the
project
on
time
.
She
was
deadly
serious
about
finishing
the
project
on
time
.
•
His
opponent
was
deadly
quiet
before
the
match
began
.
His
opponent
was
deadly
quiet
before
the
match
began
.
Derived
from
the
earlier
adjective
use
,
the
adverbial
sense
began
appearing
in
the
16th
century
as
an
intensifier
.
