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deader

adjective

Meaning

  1. No longer living.
  2. Figuratively, not alive; lacking life.
  3. (of another person) So hated that they are absolutely ignored.
  4. Doomed; marked for death (literally or as a hyperbole).
  5. Without emotion.
  6. Stationary; static.
  7. One who is deceased, or will shortly become so.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

corpse-to-be(English)dead man walking(English)stiff(English)coffin dodger(English)dead meat(English)ongoer(English)deadpanner(English)deadhead(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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