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dead as ditch-water

dead as ditch-water adjective: unquestionably dead.

Adjective

dead as ditch-water (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Unquestionably dead.
    • "Do you go in if you like." But I merely shook my head, my excitement was as dead as ditch-water, and my distaste for the prolongation of my mortal span had come back upon me more strongly than ever.1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC

Questions about dead as ditch-water

What does dead as ditch-water mean?
Dead as ditch-water means unquestionably dead.
What part of speech is dead as ditch-water?
Dead as ditch-water is an adjective.

Words near dead as ditch-water in the dictionary

  1. dead as a doorknob
  2. dead as a doornail
  3. dead as a herring
  4. dead as a kipper
  5. dead as a mackerel
  6. dead as ditch-water
  7. dead as Hector
  8. dead asleep
  9. dead axle
  10. dead axles
  11. dead ball

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