dead-on adj 1: 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
dead-on \dead-on\ adj. precisely accurate and to the point; as, a dead-on feel for characterization. [prenominal and informal] Syn: precise. [WordNet 1.5] She avoids big scenes . . . preferring to rely on small gestures and dead-on dialogue. --Peter S. Prescott [WordNet 1.5]