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Meaning
Adj
●
In Death:
Subject
to death
; mortal.
●
Causing
death
; lethal.
●
Aiming or
willing
to
destroy
;
implacable
;
desperately
hostile.
●
Very
accurate
(of
aiming
with a
bow
,
firearm
, etc.).
●
Very boring.
●
In Australian Aboriginal English, Irish English & Newfoundland English:
Excellent,
awesome
, cool.
Adv
●
Fatally, mortally.
●
In a way which
suggests
death.
●
Extremely, incredibly.
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Origin
deadly
English
deadlic
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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Devastating
Dangerous
Hazardous
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Destructive
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Vicious
Harmful
Brutal
Violent
Frightening
Horrific
Toxic
Catastrophic
Powerful
Explosive
Scary
Painful
Ferocious
Severe
Perilous
Serious
Unpredictable
Potent
Venomous
Damaging
Terrible
Intense
Debilitating
Harsh
Dramatic
Cruel
Tragic
Bloody
Detrimental
Horrifying
Gruesome
Disturbing
Bad
Extreme
Murderous
Lethally
Unsafe
Contagious
Traumatic
Resilient
Shocking
Threatening
Fatally
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