mortal
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/ˈmɔːtəl/
English
Definitions
noun
- A human; someone susceptible to death.“Her wisdom was beyond that of a mere mortal.”
adjective
- 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.
adverb
- Mortally; enough to cause death.“It's mortal cold out there.”
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Synonyms
banefulfatallethaldeadlydeathlyindividualmercilessunmercifulsomeoneunpardonablesomebodypersonsoulearthbornhumanlife-threateningdie