Dictionary Entry

deadly

deadly is a 6-letter English word with 15 senses as adjective and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Capable of causing death; mortal; fatal; destructive; certain or likely to cause death; as, a deadly blow or wound. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 11 · 15 senses

Definitions

1adjective
Capable of causing death; mortal; fatal; destructive; certain or likely to cause death; as, a deadly blow or wound.
2adjective
Aiming or willing to destroy; implacable; desperately hostile; flagitious; as, deadly enemies.
3adjective
Subject to death; mortal.
4adverb
In a manner resembling, or as if produced by, death.
5adverb
In a manner to occasion death; mortally.
6adverb
In an implacable manner; destructively.
7adverb
Extremely.
8adjective
(of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect
9adjective
causing or capable of causing death
"a fatal accident"
"a deadly enemy"
Synonyms
deathly mortal
10adjective
of an instrument of certain death
"deadly poisons"
"lethal weapon"
Synonyms
lethal
11adjective
exceedingly harmful
Synonyms
baneful pernicious pestilent
12adjective
involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death
"the seven deadly sins"
Synonyms
mortal
13adjective
extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
"venomous snakes"
"a virulent insect bite"
Synonyms
venomous virulent
14adverb
(used as intensives) extremely
"she was madly in love"
"deadly dull"
Synonyms
deucedly devilishly insanely madly
15adverb
as if dead
Synonyms
lifelessly

Synonyms

deathly mortal lethal baneful pernicious pestilent venomous virulent deucedly devilishly insanely madly lifelessly

Common word forms

deadlier deadlily deadliest

Words from these letters

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