SINCE 1828
dead-alive
adjective
\
¦dedᵊl¦īv ,
-edə¦līv \
variants:
or less commonly
dead-and-alive
\¦dedᵊnə¦līv
\
Definition of dead-alive
: alive but as if dead : dull, spiritless
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