- 2. Dull, frigid, cold, torpid, inert, unfeeling, callous, obtuse, indifferent, lukewarm.
- 3. Vapid, tasteless, insipid, flat.
- 4. Unemployed, useless, unprofitable.
- 5. Entire, complete, total, utter.
Dead, n. Depth, midst, darkest or coldest or gloomiest period.
Dead against. Utterly or wholly opposed, out and out against.
Dead ahead. (Naut.) Directly ahead (said of the wind).
Dead-drunk, a. Completely drunk.
Deaden, v. a.
- 1. Weaken, impair, abate, restrain, retard, dull, damp, dampen.
- 2. Blunt, benumb, paralyze, obtund, hebetate, make insensible.
Dead language. Language no longer spoken.
Dead-lock, n. Complete standstill, utter misunderstanding, insoluble difference.
Deadly, a.
- 1. Mortal, fatal, destructive, deleterious, noxious, murderous.
- 2. Implacable, rancorous, sanguinary, mortal.
Deadly-night-shade, n. Belladonna, banewort, dwale (Atropa belladonna).
Dead march. Funeral march, dirge.
Dead men.
- 1. Empty bottles (at a banquet).
- 2. Hanging gasket-ends, dangling reef-ends.
Dead shot. Unerring marksman.
Deaf, a. Without hearing, hard of hearing, dull of hearing.