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mortiferous

/mɔːˈtɪfəɹəs/

mortiferous adjective: causing spiritual death.

Adjective

mortiferous (comparative more mortiferous, superlative most mortiferous)

  1. (archaic) Causing spiritual death.
    • Breton recruits were notorious for suffering from la nostalgie – a mortiferous form of homesickness.2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 140
  2. Causing physical death; deadly, fatal, lethal.

mortiferous meaning in Tamil

mortiferous in Tamil

அழிவையுண்டாக்கும், இறப்பையுண்டாக்கும்

Forms of mortiferous

comparativemore mortiferous
superlativemost mortiferous

Origin of mortiferous

From Latin mortifer + -ous.

Words formed from mortiferous

Words that rhyme with mortiferous

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Questions about mortiferous

What does mortiferous mean?
Mortiferous means causing spiritual death.
What is mortiferous in Tamil?
Mortiferous in Tamil is அழிவையுண்டாக்கும், இறப்பையுண்டாக்கும். See Mortiferous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mortiferous?
Mortiferous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce mortiferous?
Mortiferous is pronounced /mɔːˈtɪfəɹəs/ (UK).

Words near mortiferous in the dictionary

  1. morticing
  2. mortido
  3. mortier
  4. mortierellaceous
  5. mortiers
  6. mortiferous
  7. mortiferously
  8. mortiferousness
  9. mortificate
  10. mortificated
  11. mortificates

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