deadly
adverb/ˈdedli/
/ˈdedli/
- (informal) extremely
- deadly serious/dull
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- (also more frequent deathly)like a dead person; suggesting death
- deadly pale/cold
Word OriginOld English dēadlīc ‘mortal, in danger of death’ (see dead, -ly).
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