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deadly

/ˈdɛdli/ adverb C2
  1. In a way which suggests death. · Her face suddenly became deadly white.
  2. Extremely, incredibly.
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Spencer, bustling her guests through the hall into the parlor, where a deadly chill struck on them as if the air had been strained so long through dark green, closely drawn blinds that it had lost every particle of warmth it had ever possessed.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 57 · C1
## Chapter VIII The Deadly Poppy Field
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 44 · B2
“Run fast,” said the Scarecrow to the Lion, “and get out of this deadly flower bed as soon as you can.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 50 · B2
On and on they walked, and it seemed that the great carpet of deadly flowers that surrounded them would never end.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 50 · B2

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