Deadly
Deadly adjective - Likely to cause or capable of causing death.
Usage example: the doctors were alarmed about the outbreak of the deadly new virus
Nearby Word: dead
Healthy
Healthy adjective - Enjoying health and vigor.
Both words in one sentence
- To add injury to insult, Marcy had (unbeknownst to either of them) just infected Paul with the deadly disease, because she insisted they didn't need a condom because she claimed she was healthy.
Source: Definitely Just a Cold - In the midst of a deadly disease outbreak, one of the main characters flees into the forest alone, abandoning his girlfriend, leaving her and his best friend as the last two healthy people left in the cabin.
Source: But We Used a Condom
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