dead to rights

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Definitions of dead to rights words

noun dead to rights in an undeniably incriminating situation; red-handed 3
adjective dead to rights no longer living; deprived of life: dead people; dead flowers; dead animals. 1
adjective dead to rights brain-dead. 1
adjective dead to rights not endowed with life; inanimate: dead stones. 1
adjective dead to rights resembling death; deathlike: a dead sleep; a dead faint. 1
adjective dead to rights bereft of sensation; numb: He was half dead with fright. My leg feels dead. 1

before 950

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 950; Middle English deed, Old English dēad; cognate with Gothic dauths, German tot, Old Norse daudhr; orig. past participle See die1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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