deadliest
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈdɛdliəst/ · UK /ˈdedliəst/
deadliest means: Causing more deaths than any other event or thing being compared.
adjective
Causing more deaths than any other event or thing being compared.
- It was the deadliest crash that year.
- The deadliest earthquake in the region killed thousands.
- Which was the deadliest conflict of the century?
Most likely to kill someone, compared with other things.
- This is their deadliest weapon.
- The island is home to some of the deadliest snakes.
- Even the deadliest poisons can have medical uses in tiny amounts.
The superlative form of deadly; most deadly.
Questions about deadliest
What does deadliest mean?
Causing more deaths than any other event or thing being compared.
What is deadliest in other languages?
Türkçe: en çok can alan · Español: más mortífero · Français: le plus meurtrier · Deutsch: mit den meisten Todesopfern · Italiano: più mortale · 日本語: 最も多くの死者を出した
How do you pronounce deadliest?
In American English /ˈdɛdliəst/; in British English /ˈdedliəst/.
How do you use deadliest in a sentence?
It was the deadliest crash that year. The deadliest earthquake in the region killed thousands.
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