dead-on

dead-on
adjective
accurate and to the point
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a dead-on feel for characterization

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"She avoids big scenes...preferring to rely on small gestures and dead-on dialogue"- Peter S.Prescott

Similar to: ↑accurate
Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism

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\\¦ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ \ adjective
Etymology: dead + on (II) (IV)
: exactly correct or accurate

dead-on timing

dead-on in his contention that effective worker-education programs need firm intellectual … underpinnings — Benjamin DeMott

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/ded"on", -awn"/, adj. Informal.
exactly right, accurate, or pertinent: The film director has a dead-on feel for characterization.
[1885-90]

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dead-onˈ adjective (informal)
Accurate, spot-on (see also ↑dead on below)
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Main Entry:dead

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/ˈdɛdˈɑːn/ adj
somewhat informal : exactly correct or accurate

His impersonation of the President was dead-on.

She was dead-on about what was going to happen.

a dead-on analysis


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