B1adverb · common

deadly

dead·ly

deadly · more deadly · most deadly

смертельно

wahnsinnig

In a way which suggests deathIn a way which suggests death.

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/ˈdɛdli/

» The deadliest attack was on October 20th.

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Meaning

3 senses

In a way which suggests death.
Her face suddenly became deadly white.
смертельноsmertelʹno
Extremely, incredibly.
(obsolete)Fatally, mortally.
смертельноsmertelʹno

More definitions

as if dead
(used as intensives) excessively

Examples

168 sentences

The deadliest attack was on October 20th.
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He fell a victim to a deadly disease.
ruОн пал жертвой смертельной болезни. — Wezel
deEr fiel einer tödlichen Krankheit zum Opfer. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Envy is one of the seven deadly sins.
ruЗависть — это один из семи смертных грехов. — marafon
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Tom was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon.
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Tom is deadly serious.
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Translations

1 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

Fatally, mortally:

Origin

From Middle English dedly, dedlych, dedlich, from Old English dēadlīċ (adjective), from Pr

From 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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