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deadliness

dead·li·ness

UK/ˈdɛdlɪnəs/ US/ˈdɛdlinʌs/ uncommon

noun

1.

the quality of being deadly

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Origin

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

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