The difference between Asleep and Deceased
When used as adjectives, asleep means in a state of sleep, whereas deceased means no longer alive, dead.
Deceased is also noun with the meaning: a dead person.
check bellow for the other definitions of Asleep and Deceased
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Asleep as an adjective:
In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
Examples:
"I was asleep when you called."
"Never disturb a man asleep."
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Asleep as an adjective (slang):
Inattentive.
Examples:
"How could you miss that? Were you asleep?"
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Asleep as an adjective (of a body part):
Having a numb or prickling sensation accompanied by a degree of unresponsiveness.
Examples:
"My arm fell asleep. You know, like pins and needles."
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Asleep as an adjective (euphemistic):
dead
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Deceased as an adjective:
No longer alive, dead
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Deceased as an adjective:
Belonging to the dead.
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Deceased as an adjective (legal):
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.
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Deceased as a noun:
A dead person.
Examples:
"The deceased was interred in his local churchyard."
"a memorial to the deceased of two World Wars"
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Deceased as a noun (legal):
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.