English Explanatory Dictionary

nearly-dead

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Somebody expected to die soon; an elderly person.

Word forms

nearly-dead nearly-deads

Etymology

From nearly + dead, sometimes a pun on newlywed.

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