Deadest

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    superlative form of dead: most dead. figuratively, form-of, humorous, superlative

    "What crime was this, that lived incarnate in this sequestered mansion, and could neither be expelled nor subdued by the owner? -- what mystery, that broke out now in fire and now in blood, at the deadest hours of night?"

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"What crime was this, that lived incarnate in this sequestered mansion, and could neither be expelled nor subdued by the owner? -- what mystery, that broke out now in fire and now in blood, at the deadest hours of night?"

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