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deadly

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

dead·ly / ˈdedlē/ • adj. (-li·er , -li·est ) causing or able to cause death. ∎ filled with hate. ∎ (typically in the context of shooting or sports) extremely accurate, effective, or skillful. ∎ inf. extremely boring. ∎ complete; total: she was in deadly earnest. • adv. resembling or suggesting death: her skin was deadly pale. ∎ extremely. DERIVATIVES: dead·li·ness n.

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deadly

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

deadly •belly, Botticelli, casus belli, Corelli, Delhi, deli, Ellie, Grappelli, jelly, Kelly, lamellae, Machiavelli, Mahaweli, nelly, Schiaparelli, Shelley, shelly, smelly, tagliatelle, telly, Torricelli, vermicelli, welly, Zeffirelli •trebly •assembly, trembly •deadly, Hedley, medley, redly •friendly • freckly •cleanly, eco-friendly, user-friendly •heavenly • fleshly • wetly • directly •Bentley • deathly •Lesley, Leslie, Presley, Wesley •yellow-belly • underbelly •bailey, bailie, capercaillie, Cayley, ceilidh, daily, Daley, Daly, Disraeli, Eilidh, feyly, gaily, Haley, Hayley, Israeli, Rayleigh, scaly, shaly, ukulele •ably • ungainly • maidenly • shapely •stately • saintly • paisley • Ainsley •comradely

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