- killing⇄adj. 1. deadly; destructive; fatal.
Ex. a killing frost.
(SYN) lethal, mortal.
2. overpowering; exhausting.
Ex. to work at a killing pace.
3. (Informal, Figurative.) extremely funny. - killing⇄adv. killingly.
- killing⇄killing, adjective, noun.
- killing⇄noun 1. murder; slaughter.
2. all the game brought down in a hunt; the total kill.
3. (Informal.) a sudden great financial success.
Ex. to make a killing in stocks.