dead

dead
dead ADJECTIVE 1) no longer alive. 2) (of a part of the body) numb. 3) displaying no emotion. 4) no longer relevant or important. 5) lacking activity or excitement. 6) devoid of living things. 7) (of equipment) not functioning. 8) complete; absolute: dead silence.
ADVERB 1) absolutely. 2) exactly. 3) straight; directly. 4) Brit. informal very.
dead and buried — Cf. ↑dead and buried
the dead of night — Cf. ↑the dead of night
the dead of winter — Cf. ↑the dead of winter
dead on one's feet — Cf. ↑dead on one's feet
dead to the world — Cf. ↑dead to the world
from the dead — Cf. ↑from the dead
DERIVATIVES deadness noun.
ORIGIN Old English, related to DIE(Cf. ↑die).

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