deaf as a doornail

adjective

Completely deaf.

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Meanings

adjectivedeaf as a doornail (not comparable)
  1. not comparablesimileCompletely deaf.
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APA

deaf as a doornail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deaf%20as%20a%20doornail

MLA

“deaf as a doornail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deaf%20as%20a%20doornail. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deaf as a doornail,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deaf%20as%20a%20doornail.

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