Main Entry:

¹mor·tal

Pronunciation:

\ˈmȯr-t^əl\

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