different between furious vs deadly
furious
English
Etymology
From Old French furieus, from Latin furi?sus.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?fj??.???s/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?fj??.i.?s/, /?fj?.i.?s/
- Hyphenation: fu?ri?ous
- Rhymes: -???i?s
Adjective
furious (comparative more furious, superlative most furious)
- Feeling great anger; raging; violent.
- Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence.
Derived terms
- fast and furious
- furiousness
- overfurious
Translations
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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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