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(satellite adjective) (of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect |
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(adverb) as if produced by death; "deadly pale"; "a deadly paralyitc stroke" |
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(adverb) as if dead |
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Synonyms: lifelessly |
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(satellite adjective) causing or capable of causing death; "a fatal accident"; "a deadly enemy"; "mortal combat"; "a mortal illness" |
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Synonyms: deathly, mortal |
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(satellite adjective) of an instrument of certain death; "deadly poisons"; "lethal weapon"; "a lethal injection" |
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Synonyms: lethal |
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(satellite adjective) (theology) involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death; "the seven deadly sins" |
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Synonyms: mortal |
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(satellite adjective) extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite" |
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Synonyms: venomous, virulent |
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(satellite adjective) exceedingly harmful |
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Synonyms: baneful, pernicious, pestilent |
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(adverb) (used as intensives) extremely; "she was madly in love"; "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "insanely jealous" |
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Synonyms: deucedly, devilishly, insanely, madly |
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