deadly
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 →
2) Very great or complete: deadly serious, deadly quiet. tree →
3) In Australian slang, "deadly" can mean excellent or awesome, especially in Aboriginal English. tree →
4) Very accurate and dangerous in a game: a deadly shot at goal. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Psalms it means enemies who wish to kill. In Ezekiel it means mortally wounded. In the primary 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
- From the wicked that oppress, my deadly enemies, that compass me about. (Writings PSA.17.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put My sword in his hand; but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man. (Prophets EZK.30.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- Some mushrooms are deadly, so never eat wild ones. tree →
- The box jellyfish has a deadly sting. tree →
- She was deadly serious about winning. tree →
- A deadly silence filled the haunted house. tree →
- Carbon monoxide is a deadly gas with no smell. tree →
- The striker had a deadly shot. tree →
- That new song is deadly, mate! (Australian slang) tree →
- The castle had a deadly trap behind the door. tree →
- The bite was deadly and the Farmer felt that he must die. tree →
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
- From the wicked that oppress, my deadly enemies, that compass me about.
- Some wild mushrooms are deadly poisonous; never eat one because a bot, a website or a friend says it is fine.
- Online "challenges" can be deadly; never try one, whoever says it is safe.
- Wild mushrooms must never be picked or eaten without an expert, because some are deadly.
- In many countries street dogs can carry rabies, a deadly virus in the spit.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «deadly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.