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dead-on

 

Definitions from WordNet

Adjective dead-on has 1 sense
  1. dead-on - accurate and to the point; "a dead-on feel for characterization"; "She avoids big scenes...preferring to rely on small gestures and dead-on dialogue"- Peter S.Prescott
    Antonym:
    inaccurate (indirect, via accurate)

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Term: dead-on

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1: Completely accurate or precise

Description: Dead-on refers to something that is entirely accurate, precise, or correct.

Sample Sentence: Her prediction about the election results was dead-on.

Sense 2: Extremely stylish or fashionable

Description: Dead-on can also describe something that is very fashionable or trendy.

Sample Sentence: She always wears the most dead-on outfits, setting new trends wherever she goes.

Part of Speech: Adverb

Sense 1: Precisely or exactly

Description: As an adverb, dead-on means to do something with great precision or exactness.

Sample Sentence: He aimed dead-on at the target and hit it bullseye.

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1: A direct, accurate hit

Description: Dead-on can be used as a noun to refer to a hit that is struck directly and accurately.

Sample Sentence: The sniper took a dead-on shot and eliminated the target without alerting anyone.

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