I. adjective
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a deadly poison
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The berries contain a deadly poison.
a deadly snake
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It is the most deadly snake in India.
a deadly/killer virus
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a killer virus which has already been responsible for the deaths of hundreds of people
a lethal/deadly weapon (= one that can kill )
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A knife is a lethal weapon.
be in dead/deadly/complete earnest
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Although he smiled, Ashley knew he was in deadly earnest.
deadly dull (= very dull )
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The weekly meeting tends to be deadly dull .
deadly enemies (= enemies who try to harm each other as much as possible )
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France and Germany, once deadly enemies, are now partners in the European Union.
deadly nightshade
fatal/deadly (= that causes death )
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If left untreated, the disease can be fatal.
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Thousands of children are struck down by this deadly disease every year.
the seven deadly sins (= seven bad feelings or desires, in the Christian religion, for example greed or too much pride )
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■ ADVERB
as
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Once again, the wisecracks fly as fast as the bullets - and are just as deadly .
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Yet the contest is as deadly as before, and often crueler.
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His enemies are not the fearsome ape Donkey Kong or King Bowser the dragon - though they can be as deadly .
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Though not as deadly as the sea wasp, this jellyfish can cause severe irritation if it stings a human.
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Skirting boards bloomed with sockets as deadly as they were dated.
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As with most weapons, depleted uranium is not as deadly as its proponents-or its critics-claim.
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Global warming requires an ethical framework that classifies hitherto innocent actions as deadly .
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And looked quickly for something more deadly ?
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Depleted uranium is used to make anti-tank shells more deadly , and tank armour less penetrable.
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Bacilli were far more deadly than bullets in the battle for imperial survival.
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Was what they had taken to be a problem of the stomach something more deadly ?
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The War had unleashed new currents of dissent: darker, more deadly currents that would be hard to channel.
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Nothing could be more deadly than to be able to anticipate every move our partner will make.
most
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One of the most deadly of all these creatures is the elusive Cave Squig.
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For political systems, the last decade has been the most deadly in history.
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One of the most deadly animals in the world, the cobra, employs just such a device.
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The first, most deadly factor, is insecurity.
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He is still one of the most deadly aerial players in front of goal and has formed a good combination with Robert Fleck.
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Then there are those who will tell you that the winter storms sucking through the Magellan Straits are the most deadly .
potentially
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Read in studio Oxfam is trying to recall seven thousand potentially deadly necklaces on sale in its shops.
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Folic acid, a B vitamin, reduces heart-attack risks by lowering a potentially deadly blood chemical called homocysteine.
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In the wrong hands - maybe even my own - it is potentially deadly .
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These tips also help prevent heat exhaustion, only several cases of which advance to potentially deadly heat stroke at the Canyon.
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So quiet for something so deadly .
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Had the makers of Junior Scientist included chemicals so deadly they might destroy a house?
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Some fish boast armour so deadly that the predator dies within minutes of biting the spines.
■ NOUN
disease
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The vaccine brings hope to 1,300 young children struck down by the Hib form of deadly disease every year.
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A prostate cancer patient, Milken continues to search for cures for the deadly disease , Reese said.
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In a small enterprise or department, management by inertia is a deadly disease .
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And he was the one who helped her make decisions about how to respond to the deadly disease .
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Recognizing that the epidemic was due to this deadly disease , he kept careful notes of every case.
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This is not a deadly disease , but does spoil established waterlilies.
enemy
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Mr Roberts and I are deadly enemies .
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They're deadly enemies , those two.
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The two rapidly became deadly enemies .
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Her tranquil life was threatened by the coming of a man whom she regarded as her deadly enemy .
force
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The kinds of attack perpetrated by women seldom use deadly force .
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He memorized the use of deadly force .
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He enters the system ingenuously contemplating the awesome responsibility that underlies lectures on the appropriate use of deadly force .
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Use deadly force to defend themselves or others from death or serious injury.
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Use deadly force if other measures would be reasonably effective.
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Police arrested Hale, because they believed the altercation with Tavai had not justified the use of deadly force .
game
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Smearing a good woman for partisan, political advantage can be a deadly game that can easily backfire.
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I began to wish it wasn't Martinho who was my partner in this deadly game of doubles.
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He could hardly believe a young boy of no more than ten or eleven could be playing such a deadly game .
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Then the alarm buzzed and they knew it was time to restart their deadly game .
nightshade
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We're not talking about children eating deadly nightshade .
poison
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Cadmium, a deadly poison , exceeded the safe limit by seven times; arsenic by 20 times.
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Warnings of blowfish, which contain deadly poisons in their livers, came to mind.
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Many of the exotic fruits may provide a wonderful meal for the traveller, but some contain a deadly poison .
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Castor oil comes from the bean but so does a powerful skin irritant, and a deadly poison called ricin.
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For good measure, some varieties contain the deadly poison tetrodotoxin.
sin
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He felt as if he had been led through the seven deadly sins one by one, with lust leading the way.
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I noticed with amusement that the tapestries hanging there illustrated the seven deadly sins .
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Anger, he saw, had not been lightly numbered among the deadly sins .
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Thinking about deadly sin led her to think again of Satan.
virus
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Ashe has known since 1988 that he had the deadly virus .
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For those who are not yet infected with this deadly virus , remaining uninfected is very important, and very possible.
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Together with other treatments -- in a so-called drug cocktail -- they can reduce levels of the deadly virus to near zero.
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He is the man carrying the deadly virus .
weapon
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The trebuchet; a twelfth-century example of this deadly weapon , capable of enormous destruction as a siege engine.
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Xavier Hicks, model student, was being charged with assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a concealed weapon.
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My hands and feet are registered with the local constabulary as deadly weapons .
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He was booked into the Vista jail on charges of assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer.
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Hank can shoot with deadly precision.
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Hemlock is one of nature's oldest and most deadly poisons.
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His lectures are deadly .
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In the First World War pneumonia was as deadly as bullets and shells.
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Some mushrooms are edible while others, which look almost identical, contain deadly poisons.
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The woman's face had a deadly paleness.
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And he was the one who helped her make decisions about how to respond to the deadly disease.
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But deadly visions hang Like rain-clouds in the sound.
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By some lucky balance of nature, the Alpha rays, although deadly , can not penetrate matter readily.
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Folic acid, a B vitamin, reduces heart-attack risks by lowering a potentially deadly blood chemical called homocysteine.
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He enters the system ingenuously contemplating the awesome responsibility that underlies lectures on the appropriate use of deadly force.
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Large claymore-style mines were mounted on the surface for use against infantry, frequently with deadly effect.
II. adverb
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■ ADJECTIVE
serious
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It sounds like a sick joke but they are deadly serious .
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His companion chuckled at the jest, but Gravelet, whose stage name was Blondin, was deadly serious .
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The primary indicator is Attempts to be deadly serious invariably result in unintended comedy.
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The noise level was high in both languages; all faces were deadly serious .
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His companion chuckled at the jest, but Gravelet, whose stage name was Blondin, was deadly serious.
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It sounds like a sick joke but they are deadly serious.
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Most of them had to cross a creek swollen with winter rains, and deadly cold with winter ice and snow.
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The ad has been up around the country all spring, unanswered, and it has been deadly effective.
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The primary indicator is Attempts to be deadly serious invariably result in unintended comedy.