Definitions
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- adjective figuratively, humorous
comparative form ofdead : moredead ; or at least more evidently dead. - noun figurative or humorous, informal One who is
deceased , or will shortly become so.
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Examples
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The real debate within Republican circles was whether he'd be "deader" if he stood by RomneyCare or if he renounced it.
Mitch Daniels and the austerity trap Jennifer Rubin 2011
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Durzo can be a shadow when he wants to be and no "deader" ever escapes their destiny when Durzo has been hired to do the killing.
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Durzo can be a shadow when he wants to be and no "deader" ever escapes their destiny when Durzo has been hired to do the killing.
Archive 2008-09-01 2008
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The Squash Racquets black ball is so much "deader" that the player usually has to go back first and then forward somewhat in order to be in the proper position to hit the ball as it rebounds off the back wall.
Squash Tennis Richard C. Squires
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Among others was the word "deader," whose meaning I could not imagine.
Helen's Babies John Habberton 1881
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It will kill them deader than canned tuna but, a .22 would be better.
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It will kill them deader than canned tuna but, a .22 would be better.
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It's deader than dead, it's a stinking rotting corpse that's being dragged around to these Town Halls.
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Madam Morgana, I think you ladies should thank Lobes, he killed that thread deader the the Libs chances of winning the next election.
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There are surely other, better, deader horses to beat on.
NASA Employees Can Now Invoke The Hansen Precedent - NASA Watch 2009
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