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deadly
adjective as in causing end of life
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The comedian responded to the deadly attack on a French satirical magazine by renewing his recent criticisms of the Islamic faith.
Gunshots rang out in Paris this morning on a second day of deadly violence that has stunned the French capital.
Shortly after dawn, there was another outbreak of deadly force.
Whatever the reason, and however absurd their beliefs may seem, American evangelicals are deadly serious.
They now claim that Amanda actually wielded the knife and struck the deadly blow, increasing her sentence to 28-and-a-half years.
There is a fascination in serpents, and there is one far more deadly—who has not felt it?
This time they were not met by the cavalrymen alone, but the cannon belched forth its deadly charge of canister in their faces.
I wish Vicky saw through her; she has so much influence over Jack, and such deadly powers of ridicule.
The weeks lengthened into months, and the holidays came; but just before the holidays Black Sheep fell into deadly sin.
Economy with the good old soul was a cardinal virtue, waste a deadly sin.
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On this page you'll find 128 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to deadly, such as: bloody, carcinogenic, cruel, dangerous, destructive, and fatal.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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