Dead

/dɛd/ adjective

Definition

No longer alive; not functioning or working; also used for things that are completely still, quiet, or finished.

Etymology

From Old English 'dēad', from Proto-Germanic '*daudaz'. It is an ancient word shared in similar forms across many related languages.

Kelly Says

Because 'dead' is so old, it has grown many extra meanings—dead battery, dead quiet, dead end. We use it whenever we want to say that energy, life, or movement has completely stopped.

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