deadly

Ölümcül

Causing or able to cause death; extremely dangerous or harmful.

• The snake has a deadly venom.
• Cancer can be a deadly disease.
• They were caught in a deadly storm.
• The emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has transformed once-treatable infections into potentially deadly threats to public health.
• Historians attribute the rapid depopulation of indigenous communities to deadly epidemics introduced by European colonizers.
• Carbon monoxide is a deadly gas because it binds to hemoglobin more effectively than oxygen, causing asphyxiation without warning.

Eş anlamlılar: lethal, fatal, mortal, dangerous, killer

Zıt anlamlılar: harmless, safe

Tam, mutlak

Complete or total, often used for emphasis.

• There was a deadly silence in the room.
• The speech was deadly boring.
• He spoke with deadly seriousness.

Eş anlamlılar: complete, utter, absolute, total