Deadly

English

Etymology

Old English dēadlīċ (adj.), dēadlīċe (adv.).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdɛdli/

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Adjective

Deadly (comparative deadli, superlative er)

Positive Deadly

Comparative deadli

Superlative er

1. lethal
2. (by extension) very accurate (of aiming with a bow, firearm, etc.)
3. (informal) very boring
4. (informal) excellent, awesome, cool

Translations

lethal

Bulgarian: убийствен bg(bg), смъртоносен bg(bg) Czech: smrtelný cs(cs), smrtící cs(cs), smrtonosný cs(cs) Dutch: dodelijk nl(nl) Finnish: tappava fi(fi), kuolettava fi(fi)

French: mortel fr(fr) m. sg., fatal fr(fr) m., létal fr(fr) m. German: tödlich de(de) Hebrew: קטלני he(he) (qat'lany) m., קטלנית he(he) (qat'lanyt) f. Russian: смертельный ru(ru)

very accurate

Bulgarian: много точен bg(bg)

Finnish: murhaavan fi(fi), tarkka fi(fi)

very boring

Bulgarian: много скучен bg(bg) Finnish: tappavan fi(fi), tylsä fi(fi)

French: mortel fr(fr) m. sg.

excellent, awesome, cool

Russian: великолепный ru(ru)

Derived terms

• deadly sin

Adverb

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1. (obsolete) Fatally, mortally.
   • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, Folio Society 2006, p. 16:

     perceiving himselfe deadly wounded by a shot received in his body, being by his men perswaded to come off and retire himselfe from out the throng, answered, he would not now so neere his end, begin to turn his face from his enemie

2. In a way which suggests death.

   Her face suddenly became deadly white.

Translations

Fatally, mortally

Russian: смертельно ru(ru)

In a way which suggests death

Russian: смертельно ru(ru)

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Finnish: kalman-, kuoleman-

Related terms

• dead

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