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deadliest

adjective B2
  1. Causing the greatest number of deaths · It was the deadliest plane crash since 1988.
  2. Having the greatest likelihood of causing a death · The black mamba is one of the deadliest snakes.
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“It is a swamp adder!” cried Holmes; “the deadliest snake in India.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 67 · B2

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