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Definition of Drop-dead
1. Adverb. Extremely. "She was drop-dead gorgeous"
Definition of Drop-dead
1. Adjective. very; impressive or spectacular ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Drop-dead
Literary usage of Drop-dead
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Medical Common Sense: Applied to the Causes, Prevention and Cure of Chronic by Edward Bliss Foote (1864)
"... stories are told of New York dairymen, who, it is said, keep their cows closely
tied up in sheds and fed on still slops till they actually drop dead in ..."
2. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1910)
"She explained this as a reaction to voices which suggested that she should drop
dead. Once she referred to her behavior in Bellevue: "I was very violent and ..."
3. Reporting for the Newspapers by Charles Hemstreet (1901)
"I was a little afraid to go around with him; I thought he would drop dead.
Did he drop dead ? Q, Yes. A. Where ? Qi In Houston Street. ..."
4. The Evangelistic Note by William James Dawson (1905)
"My friends,'' he added,'' don't like me to go out alone, because they are afraid
I may drop dead, but if I drop dead here I shall be alive and happy up ..."
5. The Evangelistic Note by William James Dawson (1905)
"My friends,'' he added,'' don't like me to go out alone, because they are afraid
I may drop dead, but if I drop dead here I shall be alive and happy up ..."
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