undead
pronunciation
How to pronounce undead in British English:
UK [ʌn'ded]
How to pronounce undead in American English:
US [ʌn'ded]
Word Origin
- undead (adj.)
- "neither dead nor alive," c. 1400, from un- (1) "not" + dead. As a noun meaning "vampires and such," from 1904. Old English undeadlic (adv.) meant "immortal, for all eternity."
Example
- 1. At last I am free of this undead curse .
- 2. The plague of the undead would join the roster of threats that disproportionately affect the poorest and weakest countries .
- 3. Need to know what the undead had for lunch ?
- 4. As the undead grow in numbers and the living diminish .
- 5. Hollywood is planning a film version next year , the latest in a series of movies to star the undead .