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dead
adjective
-
dead
,
deader
,
deadest
not
alive
;
having
stopped
living
•
The
gardener
found
a
dead
bird
under
the
tree
.
The
gardener
found
a
dead
bird
under
the
tree
.
•
After
a
week
without
water
,
the
houseplant
was
completely
dead
.
After
a
week
without
water
,
the
houseplant
was
completely
dead
.
Old
English
“
dēad
”,
from
Proto-Germanic
*daudaz
.
adjective
-
dead
,
deader
,
deadest
no
longer
working
,
active
,
or
producing
power
•
My
phone
went
dead
just
before
I
could
call
you
.
My
phone
went
dead
just
before
I
could
call
you
.
•
The
car
battery
is
dead
,
so
it
won
’
t
start
.
The
car
battery
is
dead
,
so
it
won
’
t
start
.
noun
people
who
have
died
•
On
Memorial
Day
,
people
lay
flowers
to
honor
the
dead
.
On
Memorial
Day
,
people
lay
flowers
to
honor
the
dead
.
•
Legends
say
the
dead
can
speak
on
this
sacred
night
.
Legends
say
the
dead
can
speak
on
this
sacred
night
.
adverb
completely
or
exactly
•
You
were
dead
right
about
the
weather
turning
cold
.
You
were
dead
right
about
the
weather
turning
cold
.
•
The
ball
hit
him
dead
in
the
face
.
The
ball
hit
him
dead
in
the
face
.
deadly
adjective
-
deadly
,
deadlier
,
deadliest
able
to
cause
death
or
very
serious
harm
•
The
explorer
warned
that
the
jungle
was
full
of
deadly
snakes
.
The
explorer
warned
that
the
jungle
was
full
of
deadly
snakes
.
•
Just
one
drop
of
the
deadly
poison
could
kill
an
adult
within
minutes
.
Just
one
drop
of
the
deadly
poison
could
kill
an
adult
within
minutes
.
Old
English
dēadlīc
,
from
dēad
(“
dead
”)
+
-līc
(“
-ly
,
having
qualities
of
”).
Originally
an
adjective
;
the
adverbial
use
developed
later
.
adverb
used
for
emphasis
to
mean
extremely
or
very
•
She
was
deadly
serious
about
finishing
the
project
on
time
.
She
was
deadly
serious
about
finishing
the
project
on
time
.
•
His
opponent
was
deadly
quiet
before
the
match
began
.
His
opponent
was
deadly
quiet
before
the
match
began
.
Derived
from
the
earlier
adjective
use
,
the
adverbial
sense
began
appearing
in
the
16th
century
as
an
intensifier
.
