zombie-likeadj.adv.
/ˈzɒmbɪlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈzɑmbiˌlaɪk/ A. adj.
Characteristic of or resembling (that of) a zombie; lifeless, unfeeling.
ΘΠ
the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > [adjective]
unfeelingc1000
dead?c1225
unwitlessc1225
insensiblec1400
unfeelablec1400
unfredeablec1450
insensate?1520
blatea1522
deaf?1527
unsensible1531
inanimatea1555
senseless1557
unsensate1561
sleeping1562
insensitive1610
unsensitive1610
torpid1613
inanimated1646
torpent1647
unperceptive1668
feelless1684
insentient1764
unsentient1768
sensationless1824
apathic1835
non-sensitive1836
zombie-like1932
zombie-esque1946
zomboid1963
zombied1972
the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > malignant monster > [adjective] > of or like a zombie
zombie-like1932
zombie-esque1946
zomboid1963
zombified1965
zombied1972
1932 Brisbane Courier 29 Oct. 12/8 He drew a picture of Mr. Barnes..and referred to his Zombie-like administration when Treasurer.
1975 Publishers Weekly 10 Feb. 57/3 White Brian is a zombie-like boy who wanders unseeing and unseen through life.
2005 Metro (Toronto) 15 July 12/5 Sleeping sickness, or human African trypanosomiasis, reduces victims to a zombie-like state.
B. adv.
In a manner resembling (that of) a zombie.
ΘΠ
the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > [adverb]
unfeelinglyc1374
numbly1577
insensibly1584
torpidly1820
zombie-like1941
1941 Panama City (Florida) News Herald 8 June 3/5 Zombi-like moved the life of the city under moonlight.
1990 St Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 9 Sept. 7 d Already mired in gloom and confusion, he forgot a scheduled lunch in his honor, and, later, while reeling zombielike through a dinner, he lost his $25,000 prize check.
2003 A. Greenwald Nothing feels Good ii. vii. 92 He moves, zombielike and isolated, through the house.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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