deadliness
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English dedlinesse, deadlicnesse, from Old English dēadlīcnes, equivalent to deadly + -ness.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]deadliness (usually uncountable, plural deadlinesses)
- Synonym of lethality
- (figurative, hyperbolic) Tedium, or the quality of being boring.
- Related terms: to bore (someone) to death
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