Definition
Somewhat dead, lifeless, or lacking in energy; not quite fully dead but approaching that state or quality.
Etymology
From 'dead' plus the suffix '-ish' (meaning 'somewhat' or 'having qualities of'). The '-ish' suffix comes from Old English and creates adjectives indicating partial or approximate qualities.
Kelly Says
The suffix '-ish' is wonderfully British—instead of saying something is 'sort of dead' or 'not very alive,' English speakers can compress it into this single dismissive adjective that feels both casual and slightly poetic.
Translations
ARالعربية
قريب الموت
qarib al-mawt
BNবাংলা
প্রায় মৃত
pro-ay mr-t
CACatalà
pràcticament mort
prak-ti-ka-ment mort
CSČeština
takřka mrtvý
tak-rka mrt-vy
DADansk
næsten død
næ-sten død
DEDeutsch
fast tot
fast tot
ELΕλληνικά
σχεδόν νεκρός
skhe-don ne-kros
ESEspañol
casi muerto
ka-si mu-er-to
FAفارسی
نزدیک مرگ
na-z-dik-e mar-g
FISuomi
melkein kuollut
mel-kein kuo-lut
FRFrançais
presque mort
pre-sk-mort
GUGU
જીવિત નથી
ji-vit n-thi
HEעברית
קרוב למוות
qarov le-mot
HIहिन्दी
नजदीक मृत्यु
na-z-dik mr-tyu
HUMagyar
halálra ítélt
ha-la-ra i-télt
IDBahasa Indonesia
hampir mati
ham-pir ma-ti
IGIG
nke nwata
n-ke nw-a-ta
ITItaliano
quasi morto
kva-zi mor-to
JA日本語
死にかけている
shi-ka-te i-ru
KO한국어
죽어가고 있는
juk-eo-ga-go i-neun
MRMR
जीवित नाही
ji-vit na-hi
MSBahasa Melayu
hampir mati
ham-pir ma-ti
NLNederlands
bijna dood
bij-na dood
NONorsk
nesten død
nes-ten død
PAPA
ਮਰਨੇ ਨੇੜੇ
mar-ne ne-r-e
PLPolski
prawie martwy
praw-ie mar-t-wy
PTPortuguês
quase morto
ka-ze mor-to
RORomână
aproape mort
a-proape mor-t
RUРусский
почти мертвый
po-chti mer-t-vyy
SVSvenska
nästan död
nä-stan död
SWKiswahili
karibu kifo
ka-ri-bu ki-fo
TAதமிழ்
மரணத்திற்கு அருகில்
ma-ra-na-tti-r-kku a-ru-ki-l
TEతెలుగు
మరణం వరకు
ma-ra-nam va-ra-ku
THไทย
ใกล้ตาย
glai-tai-yai
TLTL
malapit sa kamatayan
ma-la-pit sa ka-ma-ta-yan
TRTürkçe
yarım ölü
yar-im o-lu
UKУкраїнська
майже мертвий
ma-y-zhe mer-t-vyy
URاردو
مرنے قریب
mar-ne qarib
VITiếng Việt
hơi héo
hoi heo