deadly dull
1deadly (dull) — mod. very dull. □ The lecture was deadly dull, and I went to sleep. □ What a deadly dull prof. □ Her story was really deadly. I am sorry I was awake for part of it …
2deadly dull — very boring, extremely tedious …
3deadly — [[t]de̱dli[/t]] deadlier, deadliest 1) ADJ GRADED If something is deadly, it is likely or able to cause someone s death, or has already caused someone s death. He was acquitted on charges of assault with a deadly weapon. ...a deadly disease… …
4deadly — deadliness, n. /ded lee/, adj., deadlier, deadliest, adv. adj. 1. causing or tending to cause death; fatal; lethal: a deadly poison. 2. aiming to kill or destroy; implacable: a deadly enemy. 3. like death: a deadly pallor. 4. excruciatingly… …
5dull — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Dull is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑eye Dull is used with these nouns as the object: ↑appetite, ↑mind, ↑pain, ↑sense {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. VERBS ▪ appear …
6dull — dull1 S3 [dʌl] adj comparative duller superlative dullest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(boring)¦ 2¦(colour/light)¦ 3¦(weather)¦ 4¦(pain)¦ 5¦(sound)¦ 6¦(knife/blade)¦ 7¦(not intelligent)¦ 8¦(trade)¦ …
7deadly — I UK [ˈdedlɪ] / US adjective Word forms deadly : adjective deadly comparative deadlier superlative deadliest * 1) able or likely to kill people This is a potentially deadly disease. deadly to: Too many water changes can prove deadly to these… …
8deadly — /ˈdɛdli / (say dedlee) adjective (deadlier, deadliest) 1. causing or tending to cause death; fatal: a deadly poison. 2. aiming to kill or destroy; implacable: a deadly enemy. 3. involving spiritual death: a deadly sin. 4. like death: a deadly… …
9deadly — dead•ly [[t]ˈdɛd li[/t]] adj. li•er, li•est, adv. 1) causing or tending to cause death; lethal 2) aiming to kill or destroy; implacable: a deadly enemy[/ex] 3) like death 4) excruciatingly boring 5) excessive; inordinate: deadly haste[/ex] 6)… …
10deadly — dead|ly1 [ˈdedli] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(very dangerous)¦ 2 deadly enemy 3¦(complete)¦ 4¦(very effective)¦ 5¦(like death)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(VERY DANGEROUS)¦ likely to cause death = ↑lethal ▪ a deadly poison ▪ …
