Definition of deadly

"deadly" in the adjective sense

1. deadly, deathly, mortal

causing or capable of causing death

"a fatal accident"

"a deadly enemy"

"mortal combat"

"a mortal illness"

2. deadly, lethal

of an instrument of certain death

"deadly poisons"

"lethal weapon"

"a lethal injection"

3. deadly, venomous, virulent

extremely poisonous or injurious producing venom

"venomous snakes"

"a virulent insect bite"

4. deadly, mortal

involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death

"the seven deadly sins"

5. baneful, deadly, pernicious, pestilent

exceedingly harmful

6. deadly

of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect

"deadly" in the adverb sense

1. deadly, lifelessly

as if dead

2. madly, insanely, deadly, deucedly, devilishly

used as intensives) extremely

"she was madly in love"

"deadly dull"

"deadly earnest"

"deucedly clever"

"insanely jealous"

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Quotations for deadly

The thought, the deadly feel, of solitude. [ Keats ]

The venom clamours of a jealous woman
Poison more deadly than a mad-dog's tooth. [ William Shakespeare ]

Giving is dead, and restoring is deadly sick. [ Proverb ]

Never can true reconcilement grow,
Where wounds of deadly hate have pierced so deep. [ Milton ]

Deadly poisons are often concealed under sweet honey. [ Ovid ]

A deadly hatred, and a wound that can never be healed. [ Juv., on the effects of religious contention between neighbours ]

Hatred is like fire; it makes even light rubbish deadly. [ George Eliot ]

For deadly fear can time outgo, and blanch at once the hair. [ Sir Walter Scott ]

The tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. [ St. James ]

The symptoms of compassion and benevolence in some people are like those minute-guns which warn you that you are in deadly peril. [ Mme. Swetchine ]

O jealousy, thou ugliest fiend of hell! thy deadly venom preys on my vitals, turns the healthful hue of my fresh cheek to haggard sallowness, and drinks my spirit up. [ Hannah More ]

deadly in Scrabble®

The word deadly is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters deadly:

DEADLY
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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word deadly

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deadly in Words With Friends™

The word deadly is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters deadly:

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All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word deadly

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In deadly

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Words within the letters of deadly

2 letter words in deadly (6 words)

3 letter words in deadly (13 words)

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deadly + 1 blank (4 words)

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