DEAD

I. adjective see: die Date: before 12th century deprived of life ; no longer alive, 2. a. having the appearance of death ; deathly , lacking power to move, feel, or respond ; numb , very tired, c. incapable of being stirred emotionally or intellectually ; unresponsive , grown cold ; extinguished , 3. inanimate , inert , barren , infertile , no longer producing or functioning ; exhausted , 4. a. lacking power or effect , no longer having interest, relevance, or significance , no longer in use ; obsolete , no longer active ; extinct , lacking in gaiety or animation , e. lacking in commercial activity ; quiet , commercially idle or unproductive , lacking elasticity , being out of action or out of use , h. being out of play , temporarily forbidden to play or to make a certain play in croquet, 5. not running or circulating ; stagnant , not turning , not imparting motion or power although otherwise functioning , lacking warmth, vigor, or taste, 6. absolutely uniform , b. unerring , exact , certain to be doomed , irrevocable , abrupt , d. complete , absolute , all-out , devoid of former occupants , ~ness noun Synonyms: see: ~ II. noun (plural ~) Date: before 12th century one that is ~, the state of being ~ , the time of greatest quiet , III. adverb Date: 14th century absolutely , utterly , suddenly and completely , directly