dead certain



dead certain

very sure. (Dead means absolutely.) I'm dead certain that horse will win. I bet two hundred on it myself. I didn't believe the rumor at first, but Bill's dead certain that it's true.
See also: certain, dead

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
EbonyEB-ə-neeEnglish
SuomaSOO-o-mahFinnish
PatsyPAT-seeEnglish, Irish
Hrolf-Ancient Germanic
Evangelija-Macedonian
MalloryMAL-ə-reeEnglish (Modern)