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Meaning of dead or alive | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Either dead or alive.
not-comparable
Used to indicate someone is being sought for some kind of punishment or reprimand, and that (s)he may be killed in the process of finding, as if this was reasonable punishment.
not-comparable

Examples

“Wanted: dead or alive.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

dead pan dead set dead tired dead to the world dead tree dead wrong