killingly

ˈkɪlɪŋli

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Definition of killingly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

humorous

Rare

in a way that causes extreme laughter

Rare

The comedian's joke was killingly funny.

hilariously

uproariously

fatal

Rare

in a manner that causes death

Rare

The poison was killingly effective.

fatally

mortally

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killingly funny

adj.

extremely funny causing intense laughter

The comedian's performance was killingly funny.

Origin of killingly

English, killing + -ly (suffix)

Examples of killingly in a sentence

The movie was killingly entertaining.
The venom acted killingly on its prey.
The disease spread killingly through the population.

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French:à mourir de rire, mortellement, ...
German:zum Schreien, tödlich, ...
Italian:da morire dal ridere, letalmente, ...
Spanish:desternillantemente, letalmente, ...
Portuguese:hilariantemente, mortalmente, ...
Chinese:令人捧腹地, 致命地, ...
Japanese:殺人的に, 致命的に, ...
Arabic:بطرافة قاتلة, بِشَكْلٍ مُمِيت, ...
Hebrew:מַצְחִיק בְּטֵרוּף, בְּאוֹפֶן קַטְלָנִי, ...
Russian:смешно, смертельно, ...
Ukrainian:смертельно, фатально, ...
Hindi:बेहद मजेदार, घातक रूप से, ...
Bengali:অত্যন্ত হাস্যকরভাবে, মারাত্মকভাবে, ...
Catalan:extremadament divertit, letalment, ...
Czech:k popukání, smrtelně, ...
Danish:dræbende, dødeligt, ...
Dutch:dodelijk, fataal, ...
Greek:τρομερά, θανάσιμα, ...
Hungarian:halálosan, végzetesen, ...
Khmer:យ៉ាងសើចសប្បាយខ្លាំង, យ៉ាងសម្លាប់មនុស្ស, ...
Korean:너무, 치명적으로, ...
Persian:به‌طور کشنده‌ای, به طور مرگبار, ...
Polish:zabójczo, śmiertelnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):de forma matadora, fatalmente, ...
Romanian:extrem de amuzant, fatal de, ...
Swedish:otroligt, dödligt, ...
Thai:ตลกมาก, ถึงตาย, ...
Turkish:aşırı derecede komik, ölümcül derecede, ...
Vietnamese:gây cười cực độ, chết người, ...

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