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# deadly

«deadly» in Mova's school dictionary: **Able to kill or very likely to cause death: a deadly…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (deadly, deadlier, deadliest); adverb (deadly — very, as in deadly serious)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Able to kill or very likely to cause death: a deadly poison, a deadly snake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deadly/#m1)

2) Very great or complete: deadly serious, deadly quiet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deadly/#m2)

3) In Australian slang, "deadly" can mean excellent or awesome, especially in Aboriginal English. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deadly/#m3)

4) Very accurate and dangerous in a game: a deadly shot at goal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deadly/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In science and safety, some animals, plants and substances are deadly: certain snakes, spiders, jellyfish, mushrooms and berries, and things like bleach mixed with other cleaners or carbon monoxide gas. Never touch or eat what you do not know; tell an adult. In Australia, deadly animals like box jellyfish and brown snakes mean following beach and bush safety signs. In stories, a deadly enemy or deadly trap creates danger. Phrases: "deadly poison", "deadly serious", "deadly silence", "the seven deadly sins".

### examples

- Some mushrooms are deadly, so never eat wild ones. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deadly/#x1)
- The box jellyfish has a deadly sting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deadly/#x2)
- She was deadly serious about winning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deadly/#x3)
- A deadly silence filled the haunted house. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deadly/#x4)
- Carbon monoxide is a deadly gas with no smell. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deadly/#x5)
- The striker had a deadly shot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deadly/#x6)
- That new song is deadly, mate! (Australian slang) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deadly/#x7)
- The castle had a deadly trap behind the door. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deadly/#x8)
- The bite was deadly and the Farmer felt that he must die. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deadly/#x9)

### note

Despite ending in -ly, "deadly" is usually an adjective (a deadly snake). Comparison: deadlier, deadliest. Not every scary-looking creature is deadly, and some deadly ones look harmless. In maths, "deadly" never changes numbers; it just describes danger.

### In the corpora

- [Some wild mushrooms are deadly poisonous; never eat one because a bot, a website or a friend says it is fine.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/7-pretend-games-quotes-and-two-bots/17/)
- [Online "challenges" can be deadly; never try one, whoever says it is safe.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/14-stop-think-check-ask/13/)
- [Wild mushrooms must never be picked or eaten without an expert, because some are deadly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/335-the-garden-in-autumn-colours-conkers-webs-and-buried-nuts/15/)
- [In many countries street dogs can carry rabies, a deadly virus in the spit.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/371-street-dogs-and-cats-feeding-safety-and-never-touching-a-strange-animal/6/)
- [The deadliest mushroom in the world, the death cap, looks plain and tastes fine.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/393-mushrooms-and-creatures-to-avoid-in-the-woods-death-caps-adders-ticks-and-hornets/3/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «deadly» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deadly/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.