adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Not alive. not-comparable

   "“If you see a corpse and refer to it as nonalive, it doesn’t make it less dead.”"

Synonyms

All synonyms

nonlive

Example

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"“If you see a corpse and refer to it as nonalive, it doesn’t make it less dead.”"

Etymology

From non- + alive.

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