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   mortal

   /ˈmɔːtl/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a living human being, often in contrast to a divine being) subject to death: "all men are mortal" Similar perishablephysicalbodilycorporealfleshlycorporalearthlyhumanearth-bornimpermanenttemporalworldlytransientephemeralpassingrare:sublunaryOpposite immortal
   • ▪ relating to humans as subject to death: "the coffin held the mortal remains of her uncle" Similar perishablephysicalbodilycorporealfleshlycorporalearthlyhumanearth-bornimpermanenttemporalworldlytransientephemeralpassingrare:sublunaryOpposite immortal
   • 2. causing or liable to cause death; fatal: "a mortal disease" Similar deadlyfatallethaldeath-dealingkillingmurderousdestructiveterminalincurable
   • ▪ (of a battle) fought to the death: "the drawing shows Holmes and Moriarty locked in mortal combat" Similar irreconcilabledeadlyto the deathswornbitterout-and-outimplacablerelentlessunrelentingunappeasableremorselessmerciless
   • ▪ (of an enemy or a state of hostility) admitting or allowing no reconciliation until death: "a mortal foe" Similar irreconcilabledeadlyto the deathswornbitterout-and-outimplacablerelentlessunrelentingunappeasableremorselessmercilessunpardonableunforgivableirremissibleOpposite venial
   • ▪ (of a feeling, especially fear) very intense: "parents live in mortal fear of children's diseases" Similar extremevery greatgreatenormousterribleawfuldreadfulintenseseveregravedireinordinateunbearableagonizing
   • 3. denoting a grave sin that is regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace. "she had committed a mortal sin" Similar unpardonableunforgivableirremissibleOpposite venial
   • 4. conceivable or imaginable: informal "he knew every mortal thing you did" Similar conceivableimaginableperceivablepossibleearthly
   • ▪ very great: "he was in a mortal hurry"
   • ▪ long and tedious: dated "for three mortal days it rained"

   noun

   • 1. a human being subject to death, as opposed to a divine being: "capacities only possible of God rather than mortals"
   • ▪ a person contrasted with others regarded as being of higher status or ability: "an ambassador had to live in a style which was not expected of lesser mortals"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin mortalis, from mors, mort- ‘death’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › mortalMortal Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   mortal: [adjective] causing or having caused death : fatal.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMORTAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   MORTAL definition: 1. (of living things, especially people) unable to continue living for ever; having to die: 2…. Learn more.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › mortalMORTAL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Mortal definition: subject to death; having a transitory life. See examples of MORTAL used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › mortalMORTAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   MORTAL meaning: 1. (of living things, especially people) unable to continue living for ever; having to die: 2…. Learn more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMORTAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   10 meanings: 1. (of living beings, esp human beings) subject to death 2. of or involving life or the world 3. ending in or.... Click for more definitions.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › mortalMortal - definition of mortal by The Free Dictionary

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   Define mortal. mortal synonyms, mortal pronunciation, mortal translation, English dictionary definition of mortal. adj. 1. a. Liable or subject to death; not immortal: mortal beings. b. Of or relating to humans as being subject to death: "When we have shuffled off this...

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › mortal_1mortal adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   mortal enemies; They were locked in mortal combat (= a fight that will only end with the death of one of them). [only before noun] (formal) (of fear, etc.) extreme.