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Synonyms
dead·ly (dĕd́lē)

adjective: -li·er, -li·est. 

  1. Causing or tending to cause death: deadly weapons; a deadly spill of radioactive waste products. See synonyms at fatal
  2. Suggestive of death: a deadly pallor.
  3. Aiming or wanting to kill; implacable: deadly enemies.
    1. Destructive in effect: gave the film a deadly review.
    2. Tending to take away vitality, effectiveness, or force: the deadly habit of procrastination.
  5. Absolute; utter: deadly concentration.
  6. Extreme or terrible: worked under deadly strain.
  7. Extremely accurate; unerring: She is a deadly shot with the bow.
  8. Dull, tedious, and boring: a deadly prose style.

adverb 

  1. So as to suggest death.
  2. To an extreme: deadly serious.

derivatives

dead́li·ness
noun