I. ˈmȯr-t ə l 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
II. adverb
Date: 15th century
chiefly dialect : mortally
III. noun
Date: 1567
: a human being