Толковый словарь английского языка - deadly
Deadly
deadly
I. adjective (deadlier; -est) Date: before 12th century likely to cause or capable of producing death , 2. aiming to kill or destroy ; implacable , highly effective , unerring , marked by determination or extreme seriousness, 3. tending to deprive of force or vitality , suggestive of death especially in dullness or lack of animation , very great ; extreme , deadliness noun Synonyms: see: ~ II. adverb Date: before 12th century in a manner to cause death ; mortally , suggesting death, extremely
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adj. & adv. --adj. (deadlier, deadliest) 1 a causing or able to cause fatal injury or serious damage. b poisonous (deadly snake). 2 intense, extreme (deadly dullness). 3 (of an aim etc.) extremely accurate or effective. 4 deathlike (deadly pale; deadly faintness; deadly gloom). 5 colloq. dreary, dull. 6 implacable. --adv. 1 like death; as if dead (deadly faint). 2 extremely, intensely (deadly serious). Phrases and idioms deadly nightshade = BELLADONNA. deadly sin a sin regarded as leading to damnation, esp. pride, covetousness, lust, gluttony, envy, anger, and sloth. Derivatives deadliness n. Etymology: OE deadlic, deadlice (as DEAD, -LY(1)) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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