mortal

[ mawr-tl ]

/ ˈmɔr tl /

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adjective

subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures.

of or relating to human beings as subject to death; human: this mortal life.

belonging to this world.

deadly or implacable; relentless: a mortal enemy.

severe, dire, grievous, or bitter: in mortal fear.

causing or liable to cause death; fatal: a mortal wound.

to the death: mortal combat.

of or relating to death: the mortal hour.

involving spiritual death (opposed to venial): mortal sin.

long and wearisome.

extreme; very great: in a mortal hurry.

conceivable; possible: of no mortal value to the owners.

noun

a human being.

the condition of being subject to death.

Origin of mortal

1325–75; Middle English < Latin mortālis, equivalent to mort- (stem of mors) death + -ālis -al¹

SYNONYMS FOR mortal

6 See fatal.

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OTHER WORDS FROM mortal

mor·tal·ly, adverb non·mor·tal, adjective, noun non·mor·tal·ly, adverb post·mor·tal, adjective

post·mor·tal·ly, adverb pre·mor·tal, adjective pre·mor·tal·ly, adverb un·mor·tal, adjective

Words nearby mortal

morse taper, morse, samuel f. b., morsel, mort, mortadella, mortal, mortal mind, mortal sin, mortal sin/venial sin, mortality, mortality rate

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British Dictionary definitions for mortally

mortal

/ (ˈmɔːtəl) /

adjective

(of living beings, esp human beings) subject to death

of or involving life or the world

ending in or causing death; fatal a mortal blow

deadly or unrelenting a mortal enemy

of or like the fear of death; dire mortal terror

great or very intense mortal pain

possible there was no mortal reason to go

slang long and tedious for three mortal hours

noun

a mortal being

informal a person a mean mortal

Derived forms of mortal

mortally, adverb

Word Origin for mortal

C14: from Latin mortālis, from mors death

Medical definitions for mortally

mortal

[ môr′tl ]

adj.

Liable or subject to death.

Causing death; fatal.

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