halfdead

English

adj
Definitions
  • Halfway dead; only partially alive.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English halfdede inherited from Old English healfdēad (half-dead) inherited from Proto-Germanic *halbadaudaz (halfdead) affix from English dead.

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English

dead

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