deadly enemy

  • 1deadly enemy — deadly enemy/foe/rival/ phrase someone you have always hated or competed with The two businessmen are reported to be deadly enemies. Thesaurus: enemies and describing enemiessynonym …

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  • 2deadly, deathly — Deadly has several meanings, among them fatal (a deadly disease), relentless (a deadly enemy), like death (a deadly paleness), and boring (a deadly speech). Deathly means resembling death and utterly : There was a deathly odor from the tomb. I… …

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  • 3deadly foe — deadly enemy/foe/rival/ phrase someone you have always hated or competed with The two businessmen are reported to be deadly enemies. Thesaurus: enemies and describing enemiessynonym …

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  • 4deadly rival — deadly enemy/foe/rival/ phrase someone you have always hated or competed with The two businessmen are reported to be deadly enemies. Thesaurus: enemies and describing enemiessynonym …

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  • 5deadly — 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 ▪ …

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  • 6deadly — 1 adjective 1 VERY DANGEROUS likely to cause death: a deadly poison 2 deadly enemy someone who will always be your enemy and will try to harm you as much as possible: The inhabitants soon came to regard the white settlers as their deadly enemy. 3 …

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  • 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… …

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  • 8deadly — I. adjective (deadlier; est) Date: before 12th century 1. likely to cause or capable of producing death < deadly poison > 2. a. aiming to kill or destroy ; implacable < a deadly enemy > b. highly …

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  • 9deadly — dead|ly1 [ dedli ] adjective * 1. ) able or likely to kill people: This is a potentially deadly disease. a deadly weapon: The police charged him with possession of a deadly weapon. deadly to: Too many water changes can prove deadly to these&#8230; …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 10deadly — 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&#8230; …

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