deceased

American  

[dih-seest] / dɪˈsist /

adjective

1. no longer living; dead.

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noun

1. the deceased,

   1. the particular dead person or persons referred to.

   2. dead persons collectively.

      to speak well of the deceased.

deceased British  

/ dɪˈsiːst /

adjective

1. 1. a more formal word for dead

   2. ( as noun )

      the deceased

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Related Words

See dead.

Other Word Forms

• undeceased adjective

Etymology

Origin of deceased

First recorded in 1480–90; decease + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Roome sold the financial business she had run for 18 years to campaign for Jools' Law, a right for parents to access their deceased child's data without a court order.

From BBC

Among the concerns of the departing prosecutors was pressure to investigate the wife of the deceased woman, one of the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal

I did not want to parade around Mississippi wearing one of her deceased, winged friends on my head.

From Literature

"We really feel for the local community there and the family, friends and loved ones of the person that is deceased," he told national broadcaster ABC.

From Barron's

A friend of the deceased, in most cases, has no standing to complain about attorney conflicts.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• corpse
• dead body