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mutility

/mjuːˈtɪlɪti/

mutility noun: deformity, defectivity.

Noun

mutility

  1. (rare) deformity, defectivity
    • Its pathological nature is constituted by its perpetuation into an inappropriate movement which the conviction of its mutility cannot abolish.1910, The Old Dominion Journal of Medicine and Surgery, volume XI, page 217
    • Like all other attachments in human life, love too is vulnerable to the onslaught of time and mutility.1983, The Indian Journal of English Studies, volume XXII, page 21

Origin of mutility

Borrowed from Late Latin mutilitās.

Words that rhyme with mutility

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Questions about mutility

What does mutility mean?
Mutility means deformity, defectivity.
What part of speech is mutility?
Mutility is a noun.
How do you pronounce mutility?
Mutility is pronounced /mjuːˈtɪlɪti/.

Words near mutility in the dictionary

  1. mutiliate
  2. mutilid
  3. mutilids
  4. mutilin
  5. mutilins
  6. mutility
  7. mutilization
  8. mutilizations
  9. mutillid
  10. mutillids
  11. mutilous

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