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Definition of "dead-on" [dead-on]

  • Informal Precisely accurate and to the point: "She avoids big scenes . . . preferring to rely on small gestures and dead-on dialogue” ( Peter S. Prescott). (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "dead-on" in a sentence
  • "Now, BritBoy, you are confusing Dawg as to just what you are looking for climate-wise as you are visiting both high altitude coollish places and dead-on hot and humid coastal places."
  • "The impression is dead-on, although we do have one complaint: The Bieber swoop 'do is so yesterday."
  • "Some of the things she says are out of this world, but her logic is dead-on."
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