English Dictionary

killing

/ˈkɪl.ɪŋ/

adj

That literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal. / (dated) Devastatingly attractive. / That makes one ‘die’ with laughter; very funny.

The killing blow was swift and merciless.

意味（1）

That literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal.

意味（2）

(dated) Devastatingly attractive.

Should true Proportion ev'ry Mortal grace, / And Semetry be seen in ev'ry Face: / Beauty no longer would be thought divine, / Nor would its Charms with half the Lustre shine: / No courtly Dame a killing Look could boast, / If once the Foils of Homeliness were lost.

意味（3）

That makes one ‘die’ with laughter; very funny.

Livia found her ‘killing’, and derived such amusement from her Martinique French that he was forced to enjoy her as well.