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adjective
Idiom1.
fierce; cruel; dreadful; savage.
2.
destructive; deadly: fell poison; fell disease.
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at/in one fell swoop. swoop (def. 5).
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Fellness
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Related forms
fell·ness, noun
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Word Origin & History
fell
late 13c., from O.Fr. fel "cruel, fierce," from M.L. fello "villain" (see felon). Phrase at one fell swoop is from "Macbeth."
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