quite dead

Frequency: 5.02.5 per million words

completely dead, without any doubt

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Examples (10)

  • I'm afraid he's quite dead.
  • The doctor pronounced him quite dead at the scene.
  • When they found the lost hiker, he had been quite dead for several days.
  • Despite all our efforts to revive the plant, its roots are quite dead.
  • There was no doubt about it; the fox by the side of the road was quite dead.
  • She checked her phone again, but the battery was quite dead.
  • The detective looked at the body and concluded, "He's quite dead."
  • After the scandal, his political career was considered quite dead.
  • "Are you sure?" she whispered. "Yes," he replied grimly, "he's quite dead."
  • The ancient tree, a landmark for centuries, was now sadly quite dead.