micidiale
lethal
adjective mee-chee-DYAH-leh Rare
Origin: From Latin 'homicidalis' via Medieval Latin.
Also means
deadly
Usage Note
Micidiale means causing death or extreme harm; it is stronger than pericoloso (dangerous) and closer to letale or mortale. In informal speech Italians stretch it hyperbolically: Questo caldo è micidiale! ('This heat is killing me!'). It is invariable in gender: un colpo micidiale, una caduta micidiale.
Examples
"Il veleno di quel serpente è micidiale."
Natural Translation
That snake's venom is lethal.
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