Deadly vs Terribly - What's the difference?
deadly | terribly | 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.
*, Folio Society, 2006, p.16:
In a way which suggests death.
Extremely.
Causing terror or awe.
Very; extremely.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=December 15
, author=Felicity Cloake
, title=How to cook the perfect nut roast
, work=Guardian
Very badly.
Deadly is a synonym of terribly.
As adverbs the difference between deadly and terribly
is that deadly is (obsolete) fatally, mortally while terribly is causing terror or awe.As an adjective deadly
is (lb) subject to death; mortal.deadly
English
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.
terribly
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Adverb
(en adverb)- The lion roared terribly .
- He's terribly busy and you really shouldn't bother him.
citation, page= , passage=The parsnip, stilton and chestnut combination may taste good, but it's not terribly decorative. In fact, dull's the word, a lingering adjectival ghost of nut roasts past that I'm keen to banish from the table. Mary Berry wraps her version in strips of chargrilled aubergine but, although it looks rather smart, I worry that something so Mediterranean will stick out like a sore thumb on the plate, given that many vegetarians want to enjoy the same roast potatoes, sprouts and sauces as everyone else. Instead, inspired by the stuffed cabbage rolls eaten at Christmas in the Balkans and Eastern Europe, I use blanched savoy cabbage leaves to wrap my parsnippy parcel, adding a touch of festive greenery to the dish.}}
- She even signed up for karaoke, although she sang terribly .