| Main Entry: |
deadly |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
causing end of life |
Synonyms: |
baleful, baneful, bloodthirsty,
bloody, cannibalistic, carcinogenic,
cruel,
dangerous, death-dealing, deathly,
deleterious, destroying,
destructive,
fatal,
grim,
harmful, homicidal, injurious, internecine,
killing,
lethal,
malignant,
mortal, mortiferous, murderous,
noxious,
pernicious, pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential,
poisonous,
ruthless,
savage, slaying, suicidal,
toxic,
unrelenting, venomous,
violent,
virulent
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| Notes: |
deadly means causing or capable of causing death while deathly means having the physical appearance of death |
Antonyms: |
animating, energizing, harmless, healthful, healthy, invigorating, wholesome
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