deadly

dead´ly

Capable of causing death; mortal; fatal; destructive; certain or likely to cause death; as, a deadly blow or wound.

Aiming or willing to destroy; implacable; desperately hostile; flagitious; as, deadly enemies.

Thy assailant is quick, skillful, and deadly.

- Shak.

- Wyclif (Rom. i. 23).

Deadly nightshade
(Bot.) a poisonous plant; belladonna. See under Nightshade.

adv.

In a manner resembling, or as if produced by, death; deathly.

In a manner to occasion death; mortally.

The groanings of a deadly wounded man.

- Ezek. xxx. 24.

In an implacable manner; destructively.

Extremely.

Adj.	1.	deadly - causing or capable of causing death; "a fatal accident"; "a deadly enemy"; "mortal combat"; "a mortal illness" Synonyms: deathly, mortal
	2.	deadly - of an instrument of certain death; "deadly poisons"; "lethal weapon"; "a lethal injection" Synonyms: lethal
	3.	deadly - extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite" Synonyms: venomous, virulent
	4.	deadly - involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death; "the seven deadly sins" Synonyms: mortal
	5.	deadly - exceedingly harmful Synonyms: baneful, pernicious, pestilent
	6.	deadly - (of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect
Adv.	1.	deadly - as if dead Synonyms: lifelessly
	2.	deadly - as if produced by death; "deadly pale"; "a deadly paralytic stroke"
	3.	deadly - (used as intensives) extremely; "she was madly in love"; "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "insanely jealous" Synonyms: deucedly, insanely, madly, devilishly

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