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semidead

semidead adjective: somewhat or partly dead.

Adjective

semidead (not comparable)

  1. Somewhat or partly dead.
    • His skill with weapons is neither representation nor modeling: it is flashy filmic style displayed by a semidead man.2012, Sara Anson Vaux, The Ethical Vision of Clint Eastwood, page 53

Origin of semidead

From semi- + dead.

Questions about semidead

What does semidead mean?
Semidead means somewhat or partly dead.
What part of speech is semidead?
Semidead is an adjective.

Words near semidead in the dictionary

  1. semidark
  2. semidarkened
  3. semidarkness
  4. semidaylight
  5. Semide
  6. semidead
  7. semideaf
  8. semidecade
  9. semidecades
  10. semidecay
  11. semidecayed

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