Deadly and Wicked

Deadly

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

Wicked and deadly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wicked" instead the word "Deadly" as an adjective or an adverb.

Nearby Word: dead

Wicked

Wicked adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.
Usage example: the contention that prostitution is not a victimless crime but a wicked assault on family values

Deadly and wicked are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deadly" instead the word "Wicked" as an adjective or an adverb.

Nearby Words: wickedness, wickedly, wicker, wick

Both words in one sentence

  • The Dandy Nino Schibetta subverts this trope, as he is a deadly and Wicked Cultured old-school Mafia Don, and is considered the most powerful inmate in Oz during the first season.
    Source: The Dandy
  • Literature / Deathstalker Also, Empress Lionstone XIV, often described as having a mercurial, wicked, and deadly sense of humor.
  • Comicbook / Supergirl Wicked Toymaker: Anton Schott alias "Dollmaker", the son of Toyman who is also a skilled -and creepy- toymaker, although he specializes in deadly robot dolls.
Cite this Source
Wicked and Deadly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deadly/wicked
Deadly & Wicked. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/deadly/wicked>.
Wicked or Deadly. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/deadly/wicked.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "deadly" and "wicked" have occurred on timeline