deadliest

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deadliest

adjective

  1. Causing the greatest number of deaths It was the deadliest plane crash since 1988.
  2. Having the greatest likelihood of causing a death The black mamba is one of the deadliest snakes.

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Closest in meaning: bloodiest, fiercest, worst, deadest, darkest, scariest, deathly, severest, lethal, deepest, lethally, hardest, harshest, toughest, blackest, strongest

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"deadliest." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/deadliest. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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deadliest. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/deadliest

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"deadliest." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/deadliest.

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@misc{deadliest_2026,
  title = {deadliest},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deadliest},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}