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undead

Adjective CEFR C2 Specialized
ʌnˈdɛd

Definitions

  1. Not dead; alive.
    not-comparable, obsolete
  2. Pertaining to a corpse, though having qualities of life.
    not-comparable
  3. Being animate, though non-living.
    not-comparable

Equivalents

Españolzombi
Françaismort-vivant
Portuguêsmorto-vivo
5 more languages
Nederlandsondode
Türkçehortlak

Examples

“When Anna and John finally break⟳ out of their self-centered bubbles to the shock⟳ that they must battle to the death an undead neighbor in a giant snowman costume, it plays like⟳ a poignant comment⟳ on movie teenagers' tendency to indulge their inner lives, ignorant of the world around them.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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