Mortiferous

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /mɔːˈtɪfəɹəs/

Origin

From Latin mortifer + -ous.

Full definition of mortiferous

Adjective

1. (now rare) Causing spiritual death. from 16th c.
• 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 140:Breton recruits were notorious for suffering from la nostalgie – a mortiferous form of homesickness.
2. Causing physical death; deadly, fatal, lethal. from 16th c.