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No longer alive; dead. quotations examples
That parrot is definitely deceased, and when I purchased it not 'alf an hour ago, you assured me that its total lack of movement was due to it bein' tired and shagged out following a prolonged squawk.
Monty Python
Publicity handouts from Dick's long-deceased record label would have us believe that he was born in Cleveland in 1952.
1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, page 272
Belonging to the dead. examples
(law) One who has died. In property law, the alternate term decedent is generally used. In criminal law, "the deceased" refers to the victim of a homicide. examples
(hyperbolic) Overwhelmed to the point of being figuratively dead. quotations examples
I am deceased, my nuts have been busted.
2021, Penelope Scott (lyrics and music), “7 O'Clock” (track 1), in Hazards, performed by Penelope Scott
"So that's it? We're not going to talk anymore? I won't see you?" she asks through tears. "Oh, you'll see me," Deborah replies. "In court!" (OUCH.) Deborah walks away. And I am deceased.
2022 June 2, Nick Caruso, “Hacks Season 2 Finale Recap: [Spoiler] Gets Fired, as Deborah's Special Finally Gets Off the Ground — Grade It!”, in TVLine, archived from the original on June 8, 2022
plural deceased or deceaseds
A dead person. examples
(law) One who has died. In property law, the alternate term decedent is generally used in US English. In criminal law, “the deceased” refers to the victim of a homicide. examples