The Collaborative International Dictionary
dead-on
dead-on \dead-on\ adj. precisely accurate and to the point; as, a dead-on feel for characterization. [prenominal and informal]
Syn: precise.
She avoids big scenes . . . preferring to rely on
small gestures and dead-on dialogue.
--Peter S.
Prescott
WordNet
dead-on
adj. accurate and to the point; "a dead-on feel for characterization"; "She avoids big scenes...preferring to rely on small gestures and dead-on dialogue"- Peter S.Prescott [syn: dead-on(a)]
Usage examples of "dead-on".
He fired a coherent beam of sizzling green light which struck the nearest pillar dead-on and then ricochetted back at him.