mortal
adjective/ˈmɔːtl/
/ˈmɔːrtl/
- that cannot live forever and must die
- We are all mortal.
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- (literary) causing death or likely to cause death; very serious
- a mortal blow/wound
- to be in mortal danger
- (figurative) Her reputation suffered a mortal blow as a result of the scandal.
- [only before noun] (formal) lasting until death synonym deadly
- 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
- We lived in mortal dread of him discovering our secret.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin mortalis, from mors, mort- ‘death’.
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