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(adj) drained
drained of electric charge; discharged
a dead battery; left the lights on and came back to find the battery drained
(adj) utter
complete
came to a dead stop; utter seriousness
(adj) stagnant
not circulating or flowing
dead air; dead water; stagnant water
(adj) idle
not yielding a return
dead capital; idle funds
(adj) deadened
devoid of physical sensation; numb
his gums were dead from the novocain; she felt no discomfort as the dentist drilled her deadened tooth; a public desensitized by continuous television coverage of atrocities
(adj) numb
(followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive
passersby were dead to our plea for help; numb to the cries for mercy
very tired
was all in at the end of the day; so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere; bushed after all that exercise; I'm dead after that long trip
(adv) utterly, perfectly, absolutely
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
an absolutely magnificent painting; a perfectly idiotic idea; you're perfectly right; utterly miserable; you can be dead sure of my innocence; was dead tired; dead right
(adv) suddenly, short, abruptly
quickly and without warning
he stopped suddenly