"dead-alive" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more dead-alive [comparative], most dead-alive [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} dead-alive (comparative more dead-alive, superlative most dead-alive)
  1. Dull; lifeless; lacking originality and vitality. Related terms: dead or alive Translations (Dull; lifeless): вял (vjal) (Bulgarian), скучен (skučen) (Bulgarian)
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