MORTIFEROUS

Etymology

Adjective

mortiferous (comparative more mortiferous, superlative most mortiferous)

(now rare) Causing spiritual death. [from 16th c.]

Causing physical death; deadly, fatal, lethal. [from 16th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


Mor"tif"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. mortifier; mors, mortis, death + ferre to bring: cf. F. mortifère.]

Definition: Bringing or producing death; deadly; destructive; as, a mortiferous herb. Gov. of Tongue.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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