undead

adjective

un·dead | \ ˌən-ˈded

Definition of undead

: not dead : returned from or as if from death It may be someone I don't want to see—from the undead past, an ex-lover, my ex-best friend.— Lynne Tillman especially, in stories about vampires and zombies : reanimated after death by supernatural means undead creatures We would all recognize a vampire if we saw one, that 'undead' soul who rises from the grave to gorge himself upon the blood of the living, thereby creating further generations of vampires. — Roy Porter —often used as a collective noun Zombies apparently never brush. Witness the rotten chompers flashed by lumbering hordes of hungry undead in this dexterous thriller … — People —used especially as the undead A brainy young philosophy graduate student … gets sucked into the nightmare world of the undead in Abel Ferrara's black-and-white indie vampire tale. — Entertainment Weekly

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Recent Examples on the Web Sure enough, the footage thus far emphasizes a lack of CGI in favor of real-life car chases, peppered with crashes and explosions, along with the film's cast of vampires bending and contorting their actual bodies to look like the undead. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 7 June 2022 Ruby, 26, dressed as the Skullgirls video game character, the undead Squigly, while her wife Kynthia dressed as Guilty Gear’s Elphelt Valentine. — Alexis Gaskin, Glamour, 31 May 2022 Like the original, the remake kicks off with a 30-minute uncut sequence in which a zombie movie shoot turns deadly for real, with cast and crew transforming into the bloodsucking undead. — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2022 Per Collider: In D&D lore, Vecna was a once-powerful wizard who became a lich after becoming undead. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 May 2022 Here’s hoping Cruel World stays undead and returns for an encore. — Lina Lecaro, Variety, 16 May 2022 Ju Ji-Hoon plays Crown Prince Lee Chang, who along with a ragtag crew including a physician, a mysterious warrior and a personal guard, uses 17th-century weapons like swords and arrows to battle the undead. — Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY, 12 May 2022 Should Republicans retake the House as expected, however, the Commission may yet live on—but as some undead January 6 tribunal from the Upside-Down, geared toward blaming Nancy Pelosi and Democrats for the riot. — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 21 Apr. 2022 Even in the world of the undead, however, Reginald is an outsider, being the only full-figured blood sucker in a world of beautiful, fit and incredibly vain vamps. — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Apr. 2022 See More

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