lethally
1
6.7
- adverb
- /ˈlɛθəli/
- Informal
:
letalmente
- Their expressions are lethally cold.
Guys that were really powerful, they all had black, black vinyl furniture, like really lethally tough black stuff.
- Guys that were really powerful, they all had black, black vinyl furniture, like really lethally tough black stuff.
Examples
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(smiles, lethally sweet)
Fiction book (1991) -
The storm was lethally intense, causing widespread destruction.
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Many of these, however, were lethally counterproductive.
Academic text (1992) -
It was hard to believe the weather had once been so lethally hot.
Fiction book (1990) -
Guys that were really powerful, they all had black, black vinyl furniture, like really lethally tough black stuff.
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Windows Phone is not just unpopular; it's so toxic it lethally crippled what was not too long ago the world's leading smartphone manufacturer.
Blog text (27) -
Places that are immaculately clean can be lethally infested with mosquitoes and the plasmodia that they bear.
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She performed lethally well in the competition, leaving her opponents far behind.
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His sarcasm was lethally sharp, cutting deep into her confidence.
Synonyms
272
4.1
In a very bad or serious way
97
3.2
In a way that can cause harm or injury
57
2.7
To a very great degree
41
7.4
To speak or act with strong feeling and force
33
5.8
In a way that causes death
14
8.0
To a very great degree
13
7.1
In a way that can cause death or show very strong feeling
7
7.2
In a way that causes very great harm or failure
6
7.2
In a way that causes great harm, pain, or sadness
6
7.4
To a very large degree
5
6.5
In a way that is very frightening or very strong to show how serious something is
5
4.4
To do something very suddenly and with great force
4
8.6
To a very great degree
3
6.7
In a way that causes great harm or damage
2
3.9
To a very high degree
2
8.8
In a very intense and unpleasant way
1
7.3
A way that makes someone feel very sad and defeated
1
7.2
In a way that feels very painful or shocking
1
7.3
Very hot or strong in a way that feels painful
1
8.4
To a very great degree
1
5.8
In a way that is very strong or extreme
1
7.4
In a very strong way that is hard to resist
1
7.5
In a very serious and urgent way
In a way that causes great harm
In a very great and dramatic way
In a way that causes harm to someone or something
To an extremely large degree
Antonyms
How Intense
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the figurative use of lethally is to think of lethal as 'deadly' and imagine something so strong it could 'kill'. That's why people use lethally to mean 'very' or 'extremely' when they want to show a strong or dangerous effect.