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mortiferous

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mor⋅tif⋅er⋅ous

  [mawr-tif-er-uhs]
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–adjective
deadly; fatal.
Origin:
1525–35; < L mortiferus death-bearing, equiv. to morti- (s. of mors) death + -ferus -ferous

Related forms:
mor⋅tif⋅er⋅ous⋅ness, noun
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