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mortal

/ˈmɔːtəl/

noun

Meaning

  • A human; someone susceptible to death.

    "Her wisdom was beyond that of a mere mortal."

adjective

Meaning

  • Susceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound; not immortal.

  • Causing death; deadly, fatal, killing, lethal (now only of wounds, injuries etc.).

  • Punishable by death.

  • Fatally vulnerable.

  • Of or relating to the time of death.

  • Affecting as if with power to kill; deathly.

    "mortal enemy"

  • Human; belonging or pertaining to people who are mortal.

    "mortal wit or knowledge; mortal power"

  • Very painful or tedious; wearisome.

    "a sermon lasting two mortal hours"

  • Very drunk; wasted; smashed.

  • Of a sin: involving the penalty of spiritual death, rather than merely venial.

Synonyms

baneful,
fatal,
lethal

adverb

Meaning

  • Mortally; enough to cause death.

    "It's mortal cold out there."