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spot on

spot on adjective: exact; correct; accurate; absolutely right.

Adjective

spot on (comparative more spot on, superlative most spot on)

  1. (informal) Exact; correct; accurate; absolutely right.
    • I was spot on with my guess.
    • Victor was spot on, of course; in fact, I have often been tempted to seek him out when I have been plagued by diseases of the heart. He'd be able to tell me in ten seconds whether someone was worth a tattoo or not.1995, Nick Hornby, High Fidelity, London: Victor Gollancz, →ISBN, page 22
    Synonyms:
    pitch-perfect
  2. (informal) Excellent.
    Synonyms:
    pitch-perfect

Synonyms of spot on

Forms of spot on

comparativemore spot on
superlativemost spot on
alternative formspot-on

Questions about spot on

What does spot on mean?
Spot on means exact; correct; accurate; absolutely right.
What part of speech is spot on?
Spot on is an adjective.

Words near spot on in the dictionary

  1. spot lens
  2. spot lenses
  3. spot market
  4. spot markets
  5. spot of bother
  6. spot on
  7. spot prawn
  8. spot prawns
  9. spot price
  10. spot prices
  11. spot prize

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