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Definition of dead adverb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

dead

adverb

NAmE//dɛd//

(informal)

completely

completely; exactly You're dead right! He's dead against the idea. The sight made him stop dead in his tracks (= stop suddenly). She's dead set on getting (= determined to get) this new job. Her office is dead ahead at the end of the hallway.

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