different between deedly vs deadly
deedly
English
Etymology
From deed +? -ly.
Adjective
deedly (comparative more deedly, superlative most deedly)
- Of, befitting, or pertaining to an act or deed; actual.
Related terms
- deedful
- deedsome
Middle English
Adjective
deedly
- Alternative form of dedly
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deadly
English
Etymology
From Middle English dedly, dedlych, dedlich, from Old English d?adl?? (adjective); corresponding to dead +? -ly. Cognate with Dutch dodelijk, German tödlich.
The adverb is from Middle English dedliche, from Old English d?adl??e (adverb), from the adjective.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d?d.li/
Adjective
deadly (comparative deadlier or more deadly, superlative deadliest or most deadly)
- (obsolete, rare) Subject to death; mortal.
- Causing death; lethal.
- Aiming or willing to destroy; implacable; desperately hostile.
- Very accurate (of aiming with a bow, firearm, etc.).
- (informal) Very boring.
- (informal) Excellent, awesome, cool.
Usage notes
In Australia, the sense "excellent, awesome, cool" is especially used by, or in connection with, Indigenous Australians.
Derived terms
- deadliness
- deadly sin
Translations
Adverb
deadly (comparative more deadly, superlative most deadly)
- (obsolete) Fatally, mortally.
- In a way which suggests death.
- Extremely, incredibly.
Usage notes
Some adjectives commonly collocating with deadly: serious, clever, good
Derived terms
- fail-deadly
Translations
Related terms
- dead
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