nearly-dead

noun

Etymology

From nearly + dead, sometimes a pun on newlywed.

  1. inherited from *daudaz
  2. inherited from *daud
  3. inherited from dēad
  4. inherited from ded
  5. compounded as nearly-dead — “nearly + dead

Definitions

  1. Somebody expected to die soon

    Somebody expected to die soon; an elderly person.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for nearly-dead. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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