{
    "term": "deadly",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "causing or likely to cause death",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **deadly weapon/disease**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was charged with possession of a deadly weapon."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**deadly poison**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The cobra is one of the world's deadliest snakes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The terrorists have chosen to play a deadly game with the civilian population."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The loss of skills training was deadly for the economy."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "lethal",
            "topics": ["Danger"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "extreme; complete",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'm **in deadly earnest**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We sat **in deadly silence**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are **deadly enemies** *(= are full of hatred for each other)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The missile found its target with deadly accuracy."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "extremely effective, so that no defence is possible",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His aim is deadly *(= so accurate that he can kill easily)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was the deadly striker's 11th goal of the season."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The man possessed an absolutely deadly charm."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "very boring",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The lecture was absolutely deadly."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "like a dead person; suggesting death",
            "labels": "more frequent",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdedli/",
                "audio": "de/deadly/deadly__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdedli/",
                "audio": "de/deadly/deadly__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English dēadlīc ‘mortal, in danger of death’ (see dead, -ly)."
}