dead



dead

1. mod. quiet and uneventful; boring. The day was totally dead.
2. mod. very tired. I went home from the office, dead as usual.
3. mod. dull; lifeless; flat. This meal is sort of dead because I am out of onions.
4. mod. no longer effective; no longer of any consequence. That guy is dead—out of power.
5. mod. [of an issue] no longer germane; no longer of any importance. Forget it! It’s a dead issue.
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NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Oceanus-Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Mila-Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Bronwyn-Welsh
Toya-American (Hispanic)
Cyrilla-English (Rare)
PhinehasFIN-ee-əs (English)Biblical