"undead" meaning in English

See undead in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʌnˈdɛd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-undead.wav [UK] Forms: undead [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
Etymology: un- + bold Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|un|bold}} un- + bold Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If someone is undead they are not dead or alive, or they are both dead and alive.
    Sense id: simple-undead-en-adj-AYIF9w85
  2. Someone (or something) that is undead.
    Sense id: simple-undead-en-adj-3TcYtrCv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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