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Comparative for causing, or able to cause, death
“It describes what happens when a deadly plague strikes the French-Algerian town of Oran, and how various people react to it, especially when the whole town is quarantined.”
Comparative for like, resembling, or suggestive of, death or the dead
“His face was deadly pale, and the blood trickling down lent a ghastly horror to his countenance.”
Comparative for filled with hatred or intense rivalry (towards another or each other)
“The Apaches and Comanches became deadly enemies, and their enmity was to affect Spanish policy toward these tribal groups.”
Comparative for to a great or extreme degree
“Freeman was now speaking in deadly earnest about rainforests as the lungs of our planet.”
Comparative for to an absolute degree
“Even though what most of us do most of the time looks just like play, we are doing it with deadly seriousness.”
Comparative for extremely accurate, effective, or skillful
“They felt victimized and betrayed by Lawrence's deadly portrayal of Percy's character and the coincidental depiction of his death.”
(informal) Comparative for extremely boring
“Now, at school, I was forced to sit in classes, to take notes and exams, to use textbooks that were flat, impersonal, deadly.”
Comparative for displaying outstanding skill, knowledge, or experience in a given field
Comparative for not capable of being repaired, cured, regained, or undone
Comparative for of the nature, or indicative, of disease or illness
Comparative for so bad as to be unable to be forgiven or excused
Comparative for very serious in nature, causing concern, distress or alarm
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