Definizione monolingua

deadly

deadly (comparative deadlier or more deadly, superlative deadliest or most deadly)

1. (obsolete) Subject to death; mortal.
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book XVII:

     And than he began to tremble ryght harde whan the dedly fleysh began to beholde the spirituall thynges.

2. Causing death; lethal.
3. (by extension) very accurate (of aiming with a bow, firearm, etc.)
4. (informal) very boring
5. (informal) excellent, awesome, cool

deadly (comparative more deadly, superlative most deadly)

1. (obsolete) Fatally, mortally.
   • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, Folio Society 2006, p. 16:

     perceiving himselfe deadly wounded by a shot received in his body, being by his men perswaded to come off and retire himselfe from out the throng, answered, he would not now so neere his end, begin to turn his face from his enemie

2. In a way which suggests death.

   Her face suddenly became deadly white.

3. Extremely.

   deadly weary — Orrery.

   so deadly cunning a man — Arbuthnot.

Definizione dizionario deadly

mortale

	pernicioso
	Exceedingly harmful.

letale

micidiale

mortifero

Altri significati:

very boring

Causing death; lethal.

(obsolete) Fatally, mortally.

In a way which suggests death.

(by extension) very accurate (of aiming with a bow, firearm, etc.)

Causing death or having the ability to cause death.

lethal

very accurate

(informal) very boring

(obsolete) Subject to death; mortal.

(informal) excellent, awesome, cool