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Definition of: deadly
(ded′lē) adjective ·li·er, ·li·est
1. Liable or certain to cause death; fatal.
2. Aiming or tending to kill; mortal; implacable.
3. Resembling death; deathly. See synonyms under NOISOME, PERNICIOUS.
—adverb Obs. So as to cause death.
—dead′li·ly adverb
—dead′li·ness noun
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