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   deadly

   /ˈdɛdli/

   adjective

   • 1. causing or able to cause death: "a deadly weapon" Similar fatallethalmortaldeath-dealinglife-threateningdangerousdestructiveinjuriousharmfulperniciousdetrimentaldeleteriousunhealthynoxioustoxicpoisonousterminalincurableuntreatablemalignantliterary:deathlynocuousmephiticarchaic:banefulOpposite harmlessbeneficial
   • ▪ filled with hatred or intense rivalry: "we are deadly enemies" Similar mortalirreconcilableimplacableremorselessrelentlessunrelentingunappeasableunforgivingmercilesspitilessbitterhostileantagonisticmurderousfiercegrimsavageinformal:at each other's throats
   • ▪ extremely accurate, effective, or skilful: "his aim is deadly" Similar unerringunfailingimpeccableperfectflawlessfaultlessassuredsuretruepreciseaccuratecorrectexactdirecton targeton the markinch-perfectinformal:spot onbang onvulgar slang:shit hotOpposite poorinaccurate
   • ▪ complete; total: "she was in deadly earnest" Similar intensegreatmarkedextremeexcessiveimmoderateinordinateOpposite mild
   • ▪ extremely boring: informal British "my end of the theatre is deadly at the moment" Similar boringdulldull as ditchwaterdrearyuninterestingunexcitinguneventfuluninspiringunstimulatinghumdrumlacklustredrydry as dustaridflatblandmonotonousunrelievedlacking varietylacking variationtedioustiresometiringwearisomeirksometryingfrustratingmind-numbingsoul-destroyinginformal:no great shakesnot up to muchnothing to write home aboutsameydullsvilleorneryOpposite exciting
   • 2. very good; excellent: informal Irish, Australian "it's a great town and the pubs are deadly"

   adverb

   • 1. in a way resembling or suggesting death; as if dead: "her skin was deadly pale" Similar deathlydeathlikeashenghostlywhitepallidwanpaleghastly
   • ▪ extremely: "a deadly serious remark"

   Word Origin Old Englishdēadlīc ‘mortal, in danger of death’ (see dead, -ly1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. deadliness noun

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   Synonyms and examples. boring. That was such a boring movie I nearly fell asleep during it. excruciating. She went over the plot of the book in excruciating detail. mind-numbing. The incident was described in a mind-numbing, 400-page report so dense that no one read it. meh. informal. The story was pretty meh. blah. informal. "How was the movie?"

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