Deadly and Greatly

Deadly

Deadly adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: I'm deadly serious about making an offer on the house

Greatly and deadly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Greatly" instead an adverb "Deadly".

Nearby Word: dead

Greatly

Greatly adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: I'm not greatly bothered by this setback

Deadly and greatly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deadly" instead an adverb "Greatly".

Nearby Words: great, greatness

Both words in one sentence

  • Pastel-Chalked Freeze Frame Kotomi is putting on a violin recital, and though she practised hard and greatly improved, she became nervous and her already next-to-nonexistent violin skills are dropped back down to "deadly".
  • Teeth-Clenched Teamwork They greatly disliked each other and were extremely competitive, but they were on the same side in a very deadly war, so they worked together to survive it.
  • Bifauxnen In Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson, Kumiko muses that Molly greatly resembles the stereotype of the Japanese bishonen: "elegant, deadly and fey."
    Source: Bifauxnen
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