deadly

adj 1: causing or capable of causing death; "a fatal accident"; "a

deadly enemy"; "mortal combat"; "a mortal illness"

[syn: {deathly}, {mortal}]

2: of an instrument of certain death; "deadly poisons"; "lethal

weapon"; "a lethal injection" [syn: {lethal}]

3: extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous

snakes"; "a virulent insect bite" [syn: {venomous}, {virulent}]

4: (theology) involving loss of divine grace or spiritual

death; "the seven deadly sins" [syn: {mortal(a)}]

5: exceedingly harmful [syn: {baneful}, {pernicious}, {pestilent}]

6: (of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect

adv 1: as if dead [syn: {lifelessly}]

2: as if produced by death; "deadly pale"; "a deadly paralyitc

stroke"

3: (used as intensives) extremely; "she was madly in love";

"deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever";

"insanely jealous" [syn: {madly}, {insanely}, {deucedly},

{devilishly}]