Dictionary — ontologydriven

undeadly en · ADJ · etymology 1

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

(not-comparable) Not subject to death; immortal.
- He aye was and aye shall be, undeadly and everlasting. 1852, Alfred (King of England), The whole works of King Alfred the Great
- "The soul also hath her death, namely, when it lacketh and is destitute of the eternal and godly life, which truly and justly is called the life of the soul: but undeadly or immortal is it called, because it never ceaseth to live, how miserable soever the life of it be. [...]" 1846, Miles Coverdale, Remains of Myles Coverdale:
- But I believe that the undeadly gods have spread and sown the souls within the bodies of mankind to the intent that the men should see and inhabit the countries, [...] 1979, Frieda Elaine Penninger, William Caxton:
- Tempting as it was to hang up on the man and be done with it, that wouldn't do. Who knew what sort of undeadly minions de Piaget was capable of commanding. 2001, Lynn Kurland, Stardust of Yesterday:
- And also a soul in this state is dwelling between the terms of deadly life and undeadly life. 1957, Ray C. Petry, Late Medieval Mysticism:
(not-comparable) 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. 1993, William Kaplan, Donald Malcolm McRae, Maxwell Cohen, Law, Policy and International Justice:
(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the undead.

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

Immortally; eternally.
- 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. 2009, Dakota Cassidy, The Accidental Human:
- [...] and it had been Sebastian's fault that her husband was no longer living undeadly by her side. 2009, Colleen Gleason, As Shadows Fade:

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
more undeadly	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most undeadly	Degree=Sup		lexicographic

From un- + deadly.

(not-comparable) 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 [...]" 1886, Homer, Homer's Iliad:
- [...] each surrounded by a luminous contour, and hang an instant in space, as time slowed and each permutation of shapes appeared, to begin their gentle, undeadly descent, [...] 2012, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day:
- She does not care if it is a tobaccoroller or molesnake or any undeadly animal. 2004, Troy Blacklaws, Karoo boy:
- [...] among boulders with my weapons deadly and undeadly. 2002, John Graves, Goodbye to a River: A Narrative: