Deathly and Poisonous

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Deathly adjective - Likely to cause or capable of causing death.

Usage example: smallpox is one deathly disease that medical science has been able to conquer

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Poisonous and deathly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Poisonous" instead an adjective "Deathly".

Nearby Word: death

Poisonous adjective - Containing or contaminated with a substance capable of injuring or killing a living thing.

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Deathly and poisonous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deathly" instead an adjective "Poisonous".

Nearby Words: poison, poisoned, poisoning, poisoner

Sure enough they are the first enemy encountered, then there are poisonous versions, and the Big Bad uses the image of demons in the image of spiders ... Inquisitor turns out to be deathly afraid of them.

Source: Video Game / Dragon Age: Inquisition
This includes volcanic lava filled ruins, and while standing in a deathly poisonous swamp.

Source: An Odd Place to Sleep

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