undead

American  

[uhn-ded] / ˌʌnˈdɛd /

adjective

1. no longer alive but animated by a supernatural force, as a vampire or zombie.

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noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. undead beings collectively.

undead British  

/ ʌnˈdɛd /

adjective

1. 1. (of a fictional being, such as a vampire) technically dead but reanimated

   2. ( as collective noun; preceded by the )

      the undead

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Etymology

Origin of undead

First recorded in 1895–1900; un- ¹ ( def. ) + dead ( def. )

Example Sentences

Even more recent insights that other people are more dangerous than the flesh-eating undead are played out.

From Salon

Thanks to the two stars’ efforts, a franchise that was once merely undead is now thrillingly alive.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hila had never even let him touch the thing, convinced that even with it just sitting in his palm, he’d somehow manage to unleash an army of the undead on Manhattan or something.

From Literature

“Great, exactly what The Mummy warned you about. What kind of undead?”

From Literature

Mishmish hissed at Boaz, and Boaz tried to carefully ignore him by pretending to be deeply invested in the posters along the wall from Aunt Hila’s previous tours—Hila Harari: Live in London, Hila Harari and the Ghosts of the West, and her greatest pride, Hila Harari: Undead at Radio City Music Hall—from his vantage point on the couch.

From Literature