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dead wrong

dead wrong adjective: utterly wrong.

Adjective

dead wrong (not comparable)

  1. Utterly wrong.
    • He believed, against all experience, that the world was fundamentally understandable, and that if he could only equip himself with the right mental toolbox he could take the back off and see how it worked. He was, of course, dead wrong.1986, Terry Pratchett, The Light Fantastic, published 2022, page 130

Forms of dead wrong

alternative formdead-wrong
alternative formdeadwrong

Origin of dead wrong

From dead being used as an intensifier.

Questions about dead wrong

What does dead wrong mean?
Dead wrong means utterly wrong.
What part of speech is dead wrong?
Dead wrong is an adjective.

Words near dead wrong in the dictionary

  1. dead winds
  2. dead woman walking
  3. Dead Women Crossing
  4. dead women walking
  5. dead wood
  6. dead wrong
  7. dead yard
  8. dead yards
  9. dead zone
  10. dead zones
  11. dead's part

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