How to Pronounce "more dead than alive"
expression
MOR DED than uh-LIVE
MAW DED than uh-LIVE
Definition
An expression used when someone looks or feels extremely weak, sick, scared, or exhausted, as if they are barely alive.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈmɔɹ/ /ˈdɛd/ /ˈðæn/, /ðən/ /əˈɫaɪv
British English
mˈɔː/ /dˈɛd/ /ðˈɐn/ /ɐlˈaɪv
Simplified Pronunciation
US
MOR DED than uh-LIVE
UK
MAW DED than uh-LIVE
Listen in Context
After the race, he felt more dead than alive.
She looked more dead than alive after being sick for days.
He came out of the scary movie looking more dead than alive.
By the time we reached the top of the mountain, I was more dead than alive.