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{
"term": "deadly",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "causing or likely to cause death",
"labels": "(figurative)",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **deadly weapon/disease**"
},
{
"text": "He was charged with possession of a deadly weapon."
},
{
"text": "**deadly poison**"
},
{
"text": "The cobra is one of the world's deadliest snakes."
},
{
"text": "The terrorists have chosen to play a deadly game with the civilian population."
},
{
"text": "The loss of skills training was deadly for the economy."
}
],
"synonyms": "lethal",
"topics": ["Danger"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "extreme; complete",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'm **in deadly earnest**."
},
{
"text": "We sat **in deadly silence**."
},
{
"text": "They are **deadly enemies** *(= are full of hatred for each other)*."
},
{
"text": "The missile found its target with deadly accuracy."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "extremely effective, so that no defence is possible",
"examples": [
{
"text": "His aim is deadly *(= so accurate that he can kill easily)*."
},
{
"text": "It was the deadly striker's 11th goal of the season."
},
{
"text": "The man possessed an absolutely deadly charm."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "very boring",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The lecture was absolutely deadly."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "like a dead person; suggesting death",
"labels": "more frequent",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdedli/",
"audio": "de/deadly/deadly__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdedli/",
"audio": "de/deadly/deadly__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English dēadlīc ‘mortal, in danger of death’ (see dead, -ly)."
}