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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
.
deadline
noun
a
specific
time
or
date
by
which
something
must
be
finished
or
handed
in
•
The
teacher
reminded
the
students
that
the
deadline
for
the
essay
is
Friday
.
The
teacher
reminded
the
students
that
the
deadline
for
the
essay
is
Friday
.
•
We
worked
late
into
the
night
to
meet
the
project
deadline
.
We
worked
late
into
the
night
to
meet
the
project
deadline
.
Originally
an
American
Civil
War
term
(
1860s
)
for
a
line
around
a
military
prison
beyond
which
prisoners
were
liable
to
be
shot
;
later
came
to
mean
any
restrictive
line
or
limit
,
and
by
the
1920s
was
applied
to
time
limits
in
journalism
.
verb
-
deadline
,
deadlining
,
deadlines
,
deadlined
to
set
an
official
time
or
date
by
which
something
must
be
completed
•
The
editor
deadlines
each
article
to
keep
the
newspaper
on
schedule
.
The
editor
deadlines
each
article
to
keep
the
newspaper
on
schedule
.
•
The
project
manager
will
deadline
the
final
report
for
next
Monday
.
The
project
manager
will
deadline
the
final
report
for
next
Monday
.
noun
(
printing
,
historical
)
a
boundary
line
on
a
press
bed
or
galley
that
marks
the
limit
beyond
which
text
must
not
extend
•
The
compositor
made
sure
no
letters
crossed
the
deadline
on
the
galley
.
The
compositor
made
sure
no
letters
crossed
the
deadline
on
the
galley
.
•
Any
text
beyond
the
deadline
would
be
trimmed
off
during
printing
.
Any
text
beyond
the
deadline
would
be
trimmed
off
during
printing
.
From
printing
jargon
in
late
19th-century
United
States
,
referring
to
a
physical
line
that
marked
the
end
of
the
printable
area
.
