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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Origin of dead-on

First recorded in 1885–90

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How to use dead-on in a sentence

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.
The Daily Beast Recommends|The Daily Beast|April 21, 2009|DAILY BEAST
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
What wind there was blew dead on-shore, which was not as the skipper would have had it.
Masters of the Wheat-Lands|Harold Bindloss
Then it was hit dead-on by what must have been at least a hundred-pound high explosive rocket.
World of the Drone|Robert Abernathy
Later on his meaning was illustrated more fully on a dark night in a tight corner during a dead on-shore gale.
The Mirror of the Sea|Joseph Conrad

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