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Definition of Deader
1. Adjective. (context: figuratively humorous) (comparative of dead); or at least more evidently dead. ¹
2. Noun. (context: figurative or humorous informal) One who is deceased, or will shortly become so. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Deader
1. dead [adj] - See also: dead
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deader
Literary usage of Deader
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Salt-water Ballads by John Masefield (1915)
"'He's deader 'n nails,' said Dan to Tom, ' 'n' I wish his sperrit j'y; He spat
straight 'n' he steered true, but listen to me, say I, Take 'n' cover 'n' ..."
2. Helen's Babies: With Some Account of Their Ways Innocent, Crafty, Angelic by John Habberton (1876)
"Among others was the word " deader," whose meaning I could not imagine. ...
What could deader mean ? " Oh, here it is right in front of us," cried Budge, ..."
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