This is the 5044th most frequent Russian word.
мертвым
"Мертвым" means "dead" in English.
Indicator of state, describing the condition of being dead.
Он лежал на холме мертвым.
He lay on the hill dead.
Figurative, describing the state of being unachievable.
Все его мечты оказались мертвыми.
All his dreams turned out to be dead.
Literal application, describing lifelessness in plants.