MORTALLY

mortally

(adverb) in such a manner that death ensues (also in reference to hatred, jealousy, fear, etc.); “a being of whom the forest Indians are said to be mortally afraid, with a hoof shaped like the heel of a bottle”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adverb

mortally (comparative more mortally, superlative most mortally)

Fatally; in such a way as to cause death. [from 14th c.]

(obsolete) As a mortal. [16th-17th c.]

Source: Wiktionary

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Mor"tal*ly, adv.

1. In a mortal manner; so as to cause death; as, mortally wounded.

2. In the manner of a mortal or of mortal beings. I was mortally brought forth. Shak.

3. In an extreme degree; to the point of dying or causing death; desperately; as, mortally jealous. Adrian mortally envied poets, painters, and artificers, in works wherein he had a vein to excel. Bacon.

MORTAL

Mor"tal, a. Etym: [F. mortel, L. mortalis, from mors, mortis, death, fr. moriri 8die; akin to E. murder. See Murder, and cf. Filemot, Mere a lake, Mortgage.]

1. Subject to death; destined to die; as, man is mortal.

2. Destructive to life; causing or occasioning death; terminating life; exposing to or deserving death; deadly; as, a mortal wound; a mortal sin.

3. Fatally vulnerable; vital. Last of all, against himself he turns his sword, but missing the mortal place, with his poniard finishes the work. Milton.

4. Of or pertaining to the time of death. Safe in the hand of one disposing Power, Or in the natal or the mortal hour. Pope.

5. Affecting as if with power to kill; deathly. The nymph grew pale, and in a mortal fright. Dryden.

6. Human; belonging to man, who is mortal; as, mortal wit or knowledge; mortal power. The voice of God To mortal ear is dreadful. Milton.

7. Very painful or tedious; wearisome; as, a sermon lasting two mortal hours. [Colloq.] Sir W. Scott. Mortal foe, Mortal enemy, an inveterate, desperate, or implacable enemy; a foe bent on one's destruction.

Mor"tal, n.

Definition: A being subject to death; a human being; man. "Warn poor mortals left behind." Tickell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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