n.
Pronunciation: ' mo ̇ r-t ə l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French mortel, mortal, from Latin mortalis, from mort-, mors death ― more at MURDER
Date: 14th century
1 : causing or having caused death : FATAL <a mortal injury>
2 a : subject to death < mortal man> b : POSSIBLE , CONCEIVABLE <have done every mortal thing> c : DEADLY 3 <waited three mortal hours>
3 : marked by unrelenting hostility <a mortal enemy>
4 : marked by great intensity or severity < mortal fear>
5 : HUMAN < mortal limits>
6 : of, relating to, or connected with death < mortal agony>
synonyms see DEADLY