deadly
Causing death; lethalCausing death; lethal.
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» Most jellyfish stings aren't deadly.
Die meisten Quallenstiche sind nicht tödlich. — Waldelfe
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By meaning 2
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Examples
165 sentencesMost jellyfish stings aren't deadly.
deDie meisten Quallenstiche sind nicht tödlich. — Waldelfe
The deadliest attack was on October 20th.
He fell a victim to a deadly disease.
ruОн пал жертвой смертельной болезни. — Wezel
deEr fiel einer tödlichen Krankheit zum Opfer. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Meaning
6 sensesCausing death; lethal.
tödlich
смерте́льныйsmertélʹnyj, уби́йственныйubíjstvennyj, смертоно́сныйsmertonósnyj
смерте́льнийsmertélʹnyj, смертоно́снийsmertonósnyj
causing or capable of causing death
(Ireland, Newfoundland, informal)Excellent, awesome, cool.
великоле́пныйvelikolépnyj
Aiming or willing to destroy; implacable; desperately hostile.
deadly enemies
More meanings 3
Very accurate (of aiming with a bow, firearm, etc.).
(informal)Very boring.
(obsolete, rare)Subject to death; mortal.
Origin
From Middle English dedly, dedlych, dedlich, from Old English dēadlīċ (adjective), from PrFrom Middle English dedly, dedlych, dedlich, from Old English dēadlīċ (adjective), from Proto-West Germanic *dauþalīk, from Proto-Germanic *dauþalīkaz (“deadly”, literally “deathly”). By surface analysis, dead + -ly. Cognate with Saterland Frisian dodelk (“deadly”), West Frisian deadlik (“deadly”), Dutch dodelijk (“deadly”), German tödlich (“deadly”), Swedish dödlig (“deadly, fatal, mortal”), Icelandic dauðlegur (“mortal”).
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Forms
deadlier/more deadly, deadliest/most deadly| Comparative | deadlier / more deadly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | deadliest / most deadly Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
8 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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