mortifer

Meaning

deadly, fatal, lethal

Concepts

deadly

death-bringing

Synonyms

calamitosus

funestus

perniciosus

pestifer

pernicialis

destructivus

exitialis

exitiosus

perniciabilis

pemeptorius

fatifer

Translations

fatale

θανάσιμος

καταστρεπτικός

θανατηφόρος

fatal

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈmɔr.tɪ.fɛr]
Etymology

From mors (“death”) + -fer (“-carrying”), literally “death-bearing”. Calque of Ancient Greek θανατηφόρος (thanatēphóros).

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