Meanings
adjectivemedium dead (not comparable)
- humorousnot comparableUnconscious and near death.
She paused for a much-needed breath, and the man said, grittily, “Except that I think I’ll choke you just about medium dead and get out of here, with the briefcase.”
1953, Isaac Asimov, Second Foundation (1971 Panther Books Ltd publication), part II: “Search by the Foundation”, chapter 7: ‘Arcadia’, page 79, ¶ 5Synonyms: halfdead
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveUnconscious and near death.
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Origin
From medium + dead, by analogy with medium rare, medium dry, etc.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish puolikuollut
- puolikuollutnear death
German halbtot
- halbtotnear death
Russian полумёртвый, полуживой
- полумёртвый (polumjórtvyj)near death
- полуживой (poluživoj)near death
Spanish medio muerto
- medio muertonear death
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APA
medium dead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medium%20dead
MLA
“medium dead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medium%20dead. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “medium dead,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medium%20dead.
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