ˈdɛθli ɪkˈsiːdɪŋli ɪksˈtɹiːmli ˈhaɪli ˈ(h)wɒpɪŋ ˈ(h)wɑpɪŋ to an extreme degree extremely cold extremely unpleasant she is super smart the night was deathly cold as a child, I was deathly afraid of snakes they all were whopping drunk to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect highly successful He spoke highly of her does not think highly of his writing extremely interesting