deadly Copy link Outline I. Lit.1. mortĭfer, fĕra, fĕrum2. exĭtiālis, exĭtiābĭlis, e (both somewhat rare)3. lētālis, also lētĭfer (poet.)4. fūnestus, fērālisII. Fig.1. căpĭtālis, e (reaching even to the life)2. implācābĭlis, e • deadly: I. Lit.: causing death: 1. mortĭfer, fĕra, fĕrum: the d. draught, m. poculum, Cic. 2. exĭtiālis, exĭtiābĭlis, e (both somewhat rare): the d. weapon, exitiabile telum, Ov.: more d., magis exitialis, Plin.: v. destructive. 3. lētālis, also lētĭfer (poet.): Virg. 4. fūnestus, fērālis: v. fatal. Phr.: d. poisons, *venena quae ad homines necandos valent. II. Fig.: chiefly in such phr. as d. sin, d. hatred, etc.: 1. căpĭtālis, e (reaching even to the life): to be on terms of d. hatred, capitali odio dissidere, Cic.: a d. scourge, c. pestis, Cic.: d. sin, *c. peccatum. 2. implācābĭlis, e: i. e. implacable (q. v.).
deadly (adv.) Copy link • deadly (adv.): v. mortally: d. pale, lūrĭdus, vēpallĭdus: v. ghastly, pale: d. nightshade, *atrŏpa belladonna: Withering.
DEADLY Copy link • DEADLY 1. adj., mortifer (death-bringing; e.g., a cut, thrust, wound, sickness: ☞ not to be used figuratively, poetical letalis or letifer): exitialis (bringing ruin and destruction): capitalis (even to death): a deadly enemy, inimicus (hostis, adversarius) capitalis: to show one’s self anybody’s deadly enemy, se alicui implacabilem inexpiabilemque praebere. A deadly hatred, odium capitale, or implacabile, or inexpiabile (☞ not odium mortiferum): a deadly feud, inimicitiae gravissimae: to harbour a deadly hatred against anybody, capitali odio a aliquo dissidere; implacabile odium in aliquem suscepisse: a deadly poison, venenum dirum, malum or exitiale (after Plin., ; animalia venenata magis exitialia, si, etc.): (a cup of) deadly poison, poculum mortis: deadly sin, (grande) nefas: to think it a deadly sin to, etc., nefas habere or credere (with infinitive). 2. adverb, mortifere: to fall deadly wounded, mortifero vulnere ictum cadere. Deadly pale, cadaverosus: laridus (in a bad sense): perpallidus: exsanguis.