deadly

Meanings

• adjective

  Extremely dangerous or harmful; likely to cause death.

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈdɛd.li/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with deadly
bleady , deady , gleydy , leady , leydy , reedy , seedly , speady , steadly , weekly

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Homophones

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1. Deadly (en) : Extremely dangerous or harmful; likely to cause death.
   

2. Deadly (en) : A type of fish, Dentex dentex.
   

3. Deadly (en) : A type of poisonous snake, Agkistrodon piscivorus.
   

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Variants

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deadlier , deadliest , deadliness , deadlinesses , deadly , deadly nightshade , deadly nightshades , deadly sin , deadly sins , belladonna , belladonnas

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Forms

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deadlier, deadliest

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Etymology

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Old English deodlīg, from deod 'dead' + -līg 'likeness, resemblance'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'deadly' comes from Old English deodlīg, which means 'deadly' or 'dead' and 'likeness' or 'resemblance'.

2. The Guinness World Records title for the longest chain of poisonous snakes was achieved using 10,220 deadly cobras.

3. The Deadly Nightshade plant, also known as Atropa belladonna, is a highly poisonous plant that has been used for medicinal purposes since ancient times.

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Related Concepts

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1. Toxic: Related to poison or substances that can harm or kill.

2. Lethal: Capable of causing death.

3. Poisonous: Containing or capable of causing harm or death when ingested, touched, or inhaled.

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Culture

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In literature, 'deadly' is often used to describe dangerous situations or objects. For example, in Shakespeare's Hamlet, the character Polonius says, 'This dead man's chest is deadly.' In art, 'deadly' can refer to poisons or weapons. In music, there are songs with titles like 'Deadly Nightshade' and 'Deadly Sin'.

How to Memorize "deadly"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a skull and crossbones, a symbol often used to represent deadly or poisonous substances.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'deadly' with words like 'poisonous', 'toxic', 'lethal', and 'hazardous'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Deadly is to danger as lethal is to life'.

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