We have to abolish all nuclear weapons, because they are deadly to mankind.
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Deadly
/ˈdɛdli/
Synonyms for "deadly" (255 found)
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death dealingdeath-bringingdeathfuldeathlikedeathlydeathly paledeleteriousdemolishingdemolitionarydepredatorydesolatingdestroyingdestructivedetrimentaldeucedlydevastatingdisadvantageousdisastrousdisserviceabledistressing
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distressinglydolorouslydoomfuldreadfuldreadfullydrearydulleerieegregiouslyenvenomedevilexactexcessivelyexcruciatingexcruciatinglyexorbitantlyextravagantlyfatalfatefulfearfulferalferociousflagrantlyfratricidalfrightfulfrightfullyghastlyghostlikeghostlygravegrievouslygrislygruesomehaggardharmfulheartlesshellishlyhomicidalhopelesshorriblehorriblyhowlinghumdrumhurtful
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Noun(1 words)
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implacableimproperlyinexcusablyinfectiousinfectiveinfernallyinhumaninjuriousinordinatelyinternecineintolerablykillinglamentablylethallividluridmacabremaleficmalevolentmalign
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malignantmephiticmercilessmiasmalmiasmaticmiasmicmischievousmiserablymortalmortuarymurderousnakedlynihilistnihilisticnoisomenoxiousominousopenlypainfullypalepallidperniciouspestiferouspestilentpestilentialpiteouslypitilesspoisonouspreciseprejudicialravagingrousingruiningruinousruthlesssadlysavagescathefulself-destructiveshatteringlyshockinglyslayingsomething awfulsomething fiercesorelystaggeringlystodgysubversionarysubversivesuicidaltediousterminalterribleterriblyterrificthumpingtiresometo the deathtorturouslytoxictoxicanttoxiferoustrueunashamedlyunbearablyuncannyunconscionablyundulyunearthlyunerringunfailingunpardonablyvandalicvandalishvandalisticvenenateveneniferousvenenousvenomousviciousvirulentwanwastefulwastingwearisomewearyingweirdwhackingwhitewitheringwoefully
Adverb(5 words)
Adjective(9 words)
Noun(1 words)
Determiner(1 words)
most toxic alteration
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11 entriesdeadly accuratedeadly diseasedeadly efficientdeadly poisondeadly precisedeadly weaponextremelyhighlyincrediblylethal toxinterribly
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11 entriesdeadly accuratedeadly diseasedeadly efficientdeadly forcedeadly nightshadedeadly poisondeadly quietdeadly seriousdeadly slowdeadly toxindeadly weapon
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5 entriesSample sentences
33 total sentences available.
The party was perfectly deadly.
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He fell a victim to a deadly disease.
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She was deadly tired.
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