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Meaning of dead last | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

Finishing in last place in a competition or ranking, often by a considerable margin to the next to last place finisher or after an exceptionally poor showing or season.

derogatory, idiomatic, not-comparable

Equivalents

Suomi vihonviimeinen
日本語 どべ

Examples

“That high-school football team only scored 18 points all year! No wonder⟳ they were dead last⟳ in the league.”
“And compared with Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and 14 European countries, the United States ranks dead last⟳, with the highest death rate for people under age 75 from conditions that could have⟳ been treated or prevented with timely medical care.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

dead on dead on arrival dead on one's feet dead on the vine dead or alive dead pan

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