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deadliest

/dˈɛdliʌst/adjective3 syllables

Deadliest means: exceedingly harmful.

Synonyms for deadliest13

adjective, as in exceedingly harmful

baneful, deadly, pernicious, pestilent, noxious

adjective, as in causing or capable of causing death

deadly, deathly, mortal, fatal

adjective, as in extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom

deadly, venomous, virulent, toxic

adjective, as in of an instrument of certain death

deadly, lethal, fatal

adjective, as in involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death

deadly, mortal, unpardonable

adjective, as in (of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect

deadly, virulent

What does deadliest mean?6

adjective

1

exceedingly harmful

2

causing or capable of causing death“a deadly enemy”

3

extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom“venomous snakes”

4

of an instrument of certain death“deadly poisons”

5

involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death“the seven deadly sins”

6

(of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Deadliest in a sentence

  • The flea robot is the deadliest machine ever designed.Eccles17
  • The crash was and remains to date the deadliest airplane accident on Canadian soil.CM
  • Rabies is the deadliest disease on earth.Hybrid
  • What's the deadliest creature in the ocean?Amastan
  • His laboratory contains all the deadliest poisons.unknown
  • It's the deadliest city in America.Hybrid
  • Funnel web spiders are considered one of the world’s deadliest and are indigenous to New South Wales.Hybrid

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