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medium dead

medium dead adjective: unconscious and near death.

Adjective

medium dead (not comparable)

  1. (humorous) Unconscious and near death.
    • She paused for a much-needed breath, and the man said, grittily, “Except that I think I’ll choke you just about medium dead and get out of here, with the briefcase.”1953, Isaac Asimov, Second Foundation (1971 Panther Books Ltd publication), part II: “Search by the Foundation”, chapter 7: ‘Arcadia’, page 79, ¶ 5
    Synonyms:
    halfdead

Synonyms of medium dead

Origin of medium dead

From medium + dead, by analogy with medium rare, medium dry, etc.

Questions about medium dead

What does medium dead mean?
Medium dead means unconscious and near death.
What part of speech is medium dead?
Medium dead is an adjective.

Words near medium dead in the dictionary

  1. meditomidine
  2. Meditrina
  3. Meditrinalia
  4. medium
  5. medium artillery
  6. medium dead
  7. medium drink
  8. medium drinks
  9. medium dry
  10. medium Earth orbit
  11. medium Earth orbits

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