Medical Dictionary

deadly

adj dead·ly \ˈded-lē\
dead·li·erdead·li·est

Medical Definition of DEADLY

:  likely to cause or capable of causing death <a deadly disease> <a deadly poison> <a deadly instrument>
dead·li·ness \-nəs\ noun
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