mortally
Use Mortally in a sentence
tl adjective
1.
subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures.
2.
of or pertaining to human beings as subject to death; human: this mortal life.
3.
belonging to this world.
4.
deadly or implacable; relentless: a mortal enemy.
5.
severe, dire, grievous, or bitter: in mortal fear.
6.
causing or liable to cause death; fatal: a mortal wound.
7.
to the death: mortal combat.
8.
of or pertaining to death: the mortal hour.
9.
involving spiritual death ( opposed to venial ): mortal sin.
10.
long and wearisome.
11.
extreme; very great: in a mortal hurry.
12.
conceivable; possible: of no mortal value to the owners.
noun
13.
a human being.
14.
the condition of being subject to death.
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Origin:
1325–75; Middle English < Latin mortālis, equivalent to mort- (stem of mors) death + -ālis -al1
1325–75; Middle English < Latin mortālis, equivalent to mort- (stem of mors) death + -ālis -al1
Related forms
mor·tal·ly, adverb
non·mor·tal, adjective, noun
non·mor·tal·ly, adverb
post·mor·tal, adjective
post·mor·tal·ly, adverb
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mortal (ˈmɔːtəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (of living beings, esp human beings) subject to death |
| 2. | of or involving life or the world |
| 3. | ending in or causing death; fatal: a mortal blow |
| 4. | deadly or unrelenting: a mortal enemy |
| 5. | of or like the fear of death; dire: mortal terror |
| 6. | great or very intense: mortal pain |
| 7. | possible: there was no mortal reason to go |
| 8. | slang long and tedious: for three mortal hours |
| —n | |
| 9. | a mortal being |
| 10. | informal a person: a mean mortal |
| [C14: from Latin mortālis, from mors death] | |
| 'mortally | |
| —adv | |
| mortal (ˈmɔːtəl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (of living beings, esp human beings) subject to death |
| 2. | of or involving life or the world |
| 3. | ending in or causing death; fatal: a mortal blow |
| 4. | deadly or unrelenting: a mortal enemy |
| 5. | of or like the fear of death; dire: mortal terror |
| 6. | great or very intense: mortal pain |
| 7. | possible: there was no mortal reason to go |
| 8. | slang long and tedious: for three mortal hours |
| —n | |
| 9. | a mortal being |
| 10. | informal a person: a mean mortal |
| [C14: from Latin mortālis, from mors death] | |
| 'mortally | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
mortal
mid-14c., "deadly," also "doomed to die," from O.Fr. mortel "destined to die," from L. mortalis "subject to death," from mors (gen. mortis) "death," from PIE base *mor-/*mr- "die" (cf. Skt. mrtih "death," Avestan miryeite "dies," O.Pers. martiya- "man," Armenian meranim "die," Lith. mirtis "mortal man,"
Gk. brotos "mortal" (hence ambrotos "immortal"), O.C.S. mrutvu "dead," O.Ir. marb, Welsh marw "died," O.E. morþ "murder"). The most widespread IE root for "to die," forming the common word for it except in Gk. and Gmc. The noun meaning "mortal thing or substance" is first recorded 1520s. Related: Mortally.
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Medical Dictionary
mortal mor·tal (môr'tl)
adj.
Liable or subject to death.
Causing death; fatal.
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Example sentences
Take cover lest the flying debris smote you, mortally.
He wrapped his arm around a tree to allow him to continue firing upon the enemy until mortally wounded.
Even those clients of his that were not mortally ill wanted to die.
How easy it is to manipulate those mortally afraid to offend.
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