¦ adjective
1. (of a living creature) subject to death.
2. causing or liable to cause death; fatal.
(of conflict or an enemy) admitting no reconciliation.
3. (of a feeling, especially fear) very intense.
4. informal conceivable or imaginable: every mortal thing.
very great: a mortal hurry.
5.
Christian Theology denoting a grave sin that is regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace. Often contrasted with
venial.
¦ noun
1. a mortal being.
2. humorous a person contrasted with those of higher status or ability.
Derivatives
mortally adverb
Origin
ME: from OFr., or from L. mortalis, from mors, mort- 'death'.