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deadly
01
having the potential to cause death
02
of an instrument of certain death
03
exceedingly harmful
04
extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
05
involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death
06
(of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect
Example
The venom of the snake contained deadly toxins that could kill within minutes.
The deadly virus spread rapidly throughout the population, resulting in widespread illness and death.
Tim narrowly avoided a deadly collision with an oncoming truck by swerving at the last moment.
The deadly combination of drugs proved fatal for the overdose victim.
Prior to the development of vaccines, diseases like smallpox and diphtheria regularly caused deadly epidemics.
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