mortiferous
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mortiferous
- /mɔːˈtɪfəɹəs/ UK
Rhymes with -ɪfəɹəs
Where it comes from
From Latin mortifer + -ous.
adjective more mortiferous · most mortiferous
- Causing spiritual death. Breton recruits were notorious for suffering from la nostalgie – a mortiferous form of homesickness.
- Causing physical death; deadly, fatal, lethal.
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adj deadly, fatal, lethal
| Español | mortífero |
|---|---|
| Русский | смертоносный smertonosnyj |
Talk about this word "mortiferous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mortiferous. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mortiferous. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mortiferous "mortiferous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mortiferous.Cite this
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title = {mortiferous},
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