The Clue
Mortal (6 letter answer)
The Answer
DEADLY
Tags
Notes
The answer DEADLY is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Lethal
Not just dangerous
Definition
DEADLY as an adjective:
1. (deadly, deathly, mortal) = causing or capable of causing death; "a fatal accident"; "a deadly enemy"; "mortal combat"; "a mortal illness"
2. (deadly, lethal) = of an instrument of certain death; "deadly poisons"; "lethal weapon"; "a lethal injection"
3. (deadly, venomous, virulent) = extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite"
4. (deadly, mortal) = involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death; "the seven deadly sins"
5. (baneful, deadly, pernicious, pestilent) = exceedingly harmful
6. (of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect
DEADLY as an adverb:
1. (deadly, lifelessly) = as if dead
2. as if produced by death; "deadly pale"; "a deadly paralytic stroke"
3. (madly, insanely, deadly, deucedly, devilishly) = (used as intensives) extremely; "she was madly in love"; "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "insanely jealous"