Is "deadly" an adjective or adverb?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-12T18:28:58

Most of the time it's used as an adjective, but it can be used as an adverb as well.

If "deadly" describes a noun, then it's an adjective.

If "deadly" describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, then it's an adverb.

A deadly enemy #-># adjective (deadly describes the word enemy)

A deadly boring lesson #-># adverb (deadly describes the word boring)