dead-on

[ ded-on, -awn ]

/ ˈdɛdˈɒn, -ˈɔn /

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adjective Informal.

exactly right, accurate, or pertinent: The film director has a dead-on feel for characterization.

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RELATED WORDS

precise, accurate, definite, direct, exact, pinpoint, unerring

Nearby words

dead-end host, dead-man's fingers, dead-man's float, dead-melt, dead-nettle, dead-on, dead-reckon, dead-smooth, dead-smooth file, dead-stick landing, dead-tree

Origin of dead-on

First recorded in 1885–90

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for dead-on

He was also a dead-on mimic, the kind of guy who could eavesdrop on a snatch of conversation and instantly spoof both ends.
The Story of the American Journalists Who Landed on D-Day|Timothy M. Gay|June 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The April prediction of $30 billion in losses, in other words, had been dead-on.
King of the Street|Duff McDonald|October 9, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Reading these dead-on descriptions, a runner feels a pleasurable sensation of recognition.
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Any dead-on depiction of real squalor is open to the accusation of "using India" as eye-catching wallpaper.
What Does India Think About Slumdog Millionaire?|Amulya Gopalakrishnan|January 22, 2009|DAILY BEAST

As far as could be seen, she was holding her own well in what had now become a dead-on stern chase.
The Angel of the Revolution|George Griffith