Deadly vs Entirely - What's the difference?
deadly | entirely | Synonyms |
(lb) Subject to death; mortal.
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*:And whan he cam to the sacrament of the masse / and had done / anone he called Galahad and sayd to hym come forthe the seruaunt of Ihesu cryst and thou shalt see that thou hast moche desyred to see / & thenne he beganne to tremble ryght hard / whan the dedely flesshe beganne to beholde the spyrytuel thynges
*Wyclif Bible, (w) i. 23
*:The image of a deadly man.
Causing death; lethal.
Aiming or willing to destroy; implacable; desperately hostile.
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*(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
*:Thy assailant is quick, skillful, and deadly .
(lb) Very accurate (of aiming with a bow, firearm, etc.).
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*:But then I had the [massive] flintlock by me for protection. ¶, and a 'bead' could be drawn upon Molly, the dairymaid, kissing the fogger behind the hedge, little dreaming that the deadly tube was levelled at them.
(lb) Very boring.
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*:“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly , idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, the gorged dowagers, the worn-out, passionless men, the enervated matrons of the summer capital,!”
(lb) Excellent, awesome, cool.
(obsolete) Fatally, mortally.
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In a way which suggests death.
Extremely.
To the full or entire extent.
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Deadly is a synonym of entirely.
As adverbs the difference between deadly and entirely
is that deadly is (obsolete) fatally, mortally while entirely is to the full or entire extent.As an adjective deadly
is (lb) subject to death; mortal.deadly
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Adjective
(en-adj)Derived terms
* deadly sinAdverb
(en adverb)- perceiving himselfe deadly wounded by a shot received in his body, being by his men perswaded to come off and retire himselfe from out the throng, answered, he would not now so neere his end, begin to turn his face from his enemie
- Her face suddenly became deadly white.
- deadly weary — Orrery.
- so deadly cunning a man — Arbuthnot.
entirely
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Alternative forms
* entierly (chiefly archaic) * intirely (archaic or nonstandard)Adverb
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