形容詞

deadlike (comparative more deadlike, superlative most deadlike)

1. Synonym of deathlike
   • 1834, Neale, William Johnson, Will Watch: From the Auto-biography of a British Officer, volume 1, page 129:

     “ […] —I hollooed, but ye didn’t hear me, for I saw him catch ye just at the back of the head, in the large o’ the neck—a ticklish sort of a place—and down ye went—lor, sir, for all the world like a pig o’ lead. I never thought to have heard ye speak in this world again, ye went down so deadlike! and now the worst is over, a hard time ye’ve had of it and no wonder!”

   • 2005 March 22, Maiden, Nora, A Practical Guide to Christian Maturity & Love, Xlibris, →ISBN, page 206:

     4. Jungle/tropical forests vs cold, snowy areas. The cold, snowy areas represent people who are spiritually cold and almost deadlike.

   • 2010 December, Orsack, Sharon, “Chapter One”, in Bobby & Me: A Novel, Tate Publishing & Enterprises, →ISBN, page 9:

     Jenny Lee reached out and took hold of the man’s hand. It was cold and clammy, a deadlike feeling.