undeadly

adj

Etymology

From Middle English undedly, undeedly, undedlich, from Old English undēadlīc (“immortal, for all eternity”), equivalent to undead + -ly.

  1. inherited from undēadlīc
  2. inherited from undedly

Definitions

  1. Not subject to death

    Not subject to death; immortal.

    • He aye was and aye shall be, undeadly and everlasting.
    • And also a soul in this state is dwelling between the terms of deadly life and undeadly life.
  2. Unable to be killed, quenched, or terminated

    Unable to be killed, quenched, or terminated; eternal; everlasting.

    • Much of his subsequent work related to processes for resolving what he once called "undeadly quarrels" in the international arena.
  3. Of or pertaining to the undead.

  4. + 2 more definitions
    1. Immortally

      Immortally; eternally.

      • [...] and it had been Sebastian's fault that her husband was no longer living undeadly by her side.
      • Today, almost eight months since they'd met, and sharing her house for four of those months now, Wanda was more in love with Heath than she ever thought was humanly, er, undeadly possible.
    2. Not deadly

      Not deadly; not causing, producing, or resulting in death; harmless.

      • Ulysses, knowing well The wound undeadly (setting back his foot to form his stand) Thus spake to Socus: "O thou wretch, thy death is in this hand, That stay'st my victory on Troy, and where thy charge was made In doubtful term [...]"
      • [...] among boulders with my weapons deadly and undeadly.
      • She does not care if it is a tobaccoroller or molesnake or any undeadly animal.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA