medium dead en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From medium + dead, by analogy with medium rare, medium dry, etc.
Meanings
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(humorous, not-comparable) Unconscious 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, ¶ 5
Synonyms
Translations (5)
es medio muerto (near death) · de halbtot (near death) · ru полуживой (near death) · fi puolikuollut (near death) · ru полумёртвый (near death)