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mortal

mor·tal [ máwrt'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. human: relating to human beings

2. eventually dying: certain to die eventually

3. fatal: causing death
a mortal blow

4. continuing until somebody dies: continuing, or intended to continue, until somebody dies
mortal combat

5. of death: relating to or accompanying death
in mortal agony

6. extremely hated: being the object of somebody's unrelenting hatred
his mortal enemy

7. intense: intensely felt
mortal fear

8. conceivable: being within the bounds of what is imaginable or possible
What mortal reason could there be for him to leave like that?



adjective,

adverb 
Definition:
 
used for emphasis: used for emphasis, and sometimes indicating that the speaker is frustrated or annoyed ( dated )



noun  (plural mor·tals)
Definition:
 
human being: a human being, who will eventually die

[14th century. Directly or via French< Latin mortalis< mors "death"]

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See deadly.

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