deadliness

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deadliness

/ˈdɛdlɪnəs/ UK

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From Middle English dedlinesse, deadlicnesse, from Old English dēadlīcnes, equivalent to deadly + -ness.

noun deadlinesses

uncountable, usually The quality of being deadly.
Similar: fatality
uncountable, usually The degree to which a thing is deadly.
excessive, figuratively, uncountable, usually Tedium, or the quality of being boring.

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@misc{deadliness_2026,
  title = {deadliness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deadliness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}