Mortal /(?)/
Mor·tal
Mortal
a.
- Subject to death; destined to die; as, man is mortal.
- Destructive to life; causing or occasioning death; terminating life; exposing to or deserving death; deadly; as, a mortal wound; a mortal sin.
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Fatally vulnerable; vital.
Last of all, against himself he turns his sword, but missing the mortal place, with his poniard finishes the work.
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Of or pertaining to the time of death.
Safe in the hand of one disposing Power, Or in the natal or the mortal hour.
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Affecting as if with power to kill; deathly.
The nymph grew pale, and in a mortal fright.
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Human; belonging to man, who is mortal; as, mortal wit or knowledge; mortal power.
The voice of God To mortal ear is dreadful.
- Very painful or tedious; wearisome; as, a sermon lasting two mortal hours. [Colloq.]
Phrases & Compounds
- Mortal foe
- an inveterate, desperate, or implacable enemy; a foe bent on one's destruction.
Mortal
n.
- A being subject to death; a human being; man.