dead
Devoid of physical sensation; numb.
“his gums were dead from the novocain”
“she felt no discomfort as the dentist drilled her deadened tooth”
Devoid of activity.
“this is a dead town; nothing ever happens here”
Lacking acoustic resonance.
“dead sounds characteristic of some compact discs”
“the dead wall surfaces of a recording studio”
Lacking resilience or bounce.
“a dead tennis ball”
No longer having force or relevance.
“a dead issue”
No longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life.
“the nerve is dead”
“a dead pallor”
Not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat.
“Mars is a dead planet”
“dead soil”
Not surviving in active use.
“Latin is a dead language”
Out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown.
“a dead telephone line”
“the motor is dead”
Physically inactive.
“Crater Lake is in the crater of a dead volcano of the Cascade Range”
(followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive.
“passersby were dead to our plea for help”
The complete stoppage of an action.
“came to a dead stop”
Unerringly accurate.
“a dead shot”
“took dead aim”
Very tired.
“I'm dead after that long trip”
Drained of electric charge; discharged.
“a dead battery”
Not circulating or flowing.
“dead air”
“dead water”
Not yielding a return.
“dead capital”
People who are no longer living.
“they buried the dead”
A time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense.
“the dead of winter”
Quickly and without warning.
Completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers.
“you can be dead sure of my innocence”
“was dead tired”