"undeadly" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Middle English undedly, undeedly, undedlich, from Old English undēadlīc (“immortal, for all eternity”), equivalent to undead + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|undedly}} Middle English undedly, {{m|enm|undeedly}} undeedly, {{m|enm|undedlich}} undedlich, {{inh|en|ang|undēadlīc||immortal, for all eternity}} Old English undēadlīc (“immortal, for all eternity”), {{suffix|en|undead|ly}} undead + -ly Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} undeadly (not comparable)
  1. Not subject to death; immortal. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-undeadly-en-adj-tVuL1pu3 Categories (other): Immortality, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with un-, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 18 3 17 34 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 38 17 1 16 28 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 41 15 5 17 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 38 19 2 41
  2. Unable to be killed, quenched, or terminated; eternal; everlasting. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-undeadly-en-adj-duKcTvET Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 18 3 17 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 38 19 2 41
  3. Of or pertaining to the undead. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-undeadly-en-adj-zoRvr8Ia
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: undeadliness
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

Etymology: From un- + deadly. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|deadly}} un- + deadly Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} undeadly (not comparable)
  1. Not deadly; not causing, producing, or resulting in death; harmless. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-undeadly-en-adj-9B6TZUvX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 18 3 17 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adverb

Forms: more undeadly [comparative], most undeadly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English undedly, undeedly, undedlich, from Old English undēadlīc (“immortal, for all eternity”), equivalent to undead + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|undedly}} Middle English undedly, {{m|enm|undeedly}} undeedly, {{m|enm|undedlich}} undedlich, {{inh|en|ang|undēadlīc||immortal, for all eternity}} Old English undēadlīc (“immortal, for all eternity”), {{suffix|en|undead|ly}} undead + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} undeadly (comparative more undeadly, superlative most undeadly)
  1. Immortally; eternally.
    Sense id: en-undeadly-en-adv-8U1nzRss Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 18 3 17 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 38 19 2 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

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          "ref": "2012, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day",
          "text": "[...] each surrounded by a luminous contour, and hang an instant in space, as time slowed and each permutation of shapes appeared, to begin their gentle, undeadly descent, [...]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Not deadly; not causing, producing, or resulting in death; harmless."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "deadly",
          "deadly"
        ],
        [
          "death",
          "death"
        ],
        [
          "harmless",
          "harmless"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "undeadly"
}

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