Dead
Optional
Optional adjective - Subject to one's freedom of choice.
Dead and optional are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dead" instead an adjective "Optional".
Nearby Words: option, optionally
Both words in one sentence
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Although its optional as to whether enemies are dead or not, Stranger still bounties a heck of a lot of Outlaws.
Source: One Man Army / Video Games - The doujin game Grief Syndrome has Oktavia von Seckendorff, an optional sixth witch who can be fought at any point as long as Sayaka is dead.
Source: Bonus Boss -
A couple of optional quests in Fable II have the Normanomicon, the book of the extremely dead.
Source: Tome of Eldritch Lore
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