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Meanings of deadly in English

Portuguese
loucamente

(Used as intensives) extremely.

loucamente
Spanish
sin vida

As if dead.

sin vida

Exceedingly harmful.

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Causing or capable of causing death.

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Usage of deadly in English
1
Some rockets get through, putting innocent civilians, including children, at deadly risk.
The Irish Times
2
The Mediterranean Sea is the world's most deadly border area for migrants.
Radio NZ
3
It was the second deadly suicide attack on police in two days.
Reuters
4
Politics without objective, honest measurement of results is a deadly short circuit.
Wired
5
Strategies changed as conditions changed, and they had taken a deadly turn.
The bourne identity
6
Similar factors were behind deadly civil unrest in Iraq in early October.
Reuters
7
Paramilitary groups became increasingly deadly and the violence spread to mainland Britain.
BBC
8
Ebola is a priority today, but tomorrow will bring another deadly disease.
Wired
9
This list of five deadly financial sins is just a starting point.
Ebony
10
The deadly potential of gunpowder soon found a use in imperial China.
Wired
11
Having such deadly weapons was central to Sampdoria's highly successful counter-attacking strategy.
The Guardian
12
But a new investigation shows the deadly incident for the first time.
Ebony
13
How'll they ever know? This was a deadly serious business for me.
Blind willow, sleeping woman
14
There have also been deadly naval clashes on their disputed sea border.
Reuters
15
Our heat was radiating away; the deadly chill of space crept in.
Brigands of the Moon
16
Reports from West Papua indicate more deadly armed conflict in Mimika regency.
Radio NZ
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Translations for deadly
Portuguese
loucamente
Deadly through the time
Deadly across language varieties
Australia
Common
New Zealand
Common
South Africa
Common
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