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dead set against

dead set against is the alternative form of dead against.

Meaning of dead against

Preposition

dead against

  1. Unequivocally and intransigently opposed to.
    • We had hauled up here to the S.W., in order to go sharp round the southern extreme of the Maldiva Archipelago, and, if possible, proceed by the northern, or short route, and run our westing down in 4° or 5° south latitude ; but, as we got to the westward, we found the wind more dead against us, so...1828, James Silk Buckingham, The Oriental Herald, page 410

Questions about dead set against

What is dead set against the alternative form of?
Dead set against is the alternative form of dead against.

Words near dead set against in the dictionary

  1. Dead Sea apples
  2. Dead Sea effect
  3. dead section
  4. dead sections
  5. dead set
  6. dead set against
  7. dead sets
  8. dead shot
  9. dead shots
  10. dead silence
  11. dead silences

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