Definition of Mortific

1. deadly [adj] - See also: deadly

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mortific

mortgager
mortgagers
mortgages
mortgaging
mortgagor
mortgagors
mortice
morticed
morticer
morticers
mortices
mortician
morticians
morticing
mortiferous
mortific (current term)
mortification
mortifications
mortified
mortifiedness
mortifier
mortifiers
mortifies
mortify
mortifying
mortifyingly
mortis
mortise
mortise-and-tenon joint
mortise-and-tenon joints

Literary usage of Mortific

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1860)
"... with mortific-ition aid the loss of the tail, are all to be ascribed to a less healthy constitution of the animals, or to some other causes but many ..."

2. Publications of the American Statistical Association by American Statistical Association (1908)
"It is obvious," he says, " that the male constitution is intrinsically weaker, less hardy, and more susceptible to morbific and mortific influences, ..."

3. Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society by Massachusetts Historical Society (1866)
"... mortific? as to his children here. Bristol Chh was gathered May 3. 1687. Mr Lee left it & returned to Europe, 1691. Aged widow Treby tells me she ..."

4. The Diary and Letters of Gouverneur Morris: Minister of the United States to by Gouverneur Morris (1888)
"... mortific,' and as that day does not suit the company, poor Monsieur Trout must e'en mortify two days longer. I cannot but sympathize in his afflictions. ..."

5. A History of New-York: From the Beginning of the World to the End of the by Washington Irving (1859)
"... he not luckily fallen ill of a fever, through mere chagrin and mortific.. tion—and deserted from all earthly command, with his beloved locks unviolated. ..."

6. The Metropolitan (1841)
"they not testify their pleasure of meeting, after John Bull's own style, by wringing each other's hand to mortific.ition, and shaking each other's arm to ..."

7. The Works of John Owen by John Owen (1826)
"that it good the gi •nature, but i Tout mortific "head of sin in. There i give over ; ever any c 4. Th nature is whereby the Spii eth agn the Sp flesh, ..."

8. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1860)
"... with mortific-ition aid the loss of the tail, are all to be ascribed to a less healthy constitution of the animals, or to some other causes but many ..."

9. Publications of the American Statistical Association by American Statistical Association (1908)
"It is obvious," he says, " that the male constitution is intrinsically weaker, less hardy, and more susceptible to morbific and mortific influences, ..."

10. Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society by Massachusetts Historical Society (1866)
"... mortific? as to his children here. Bristol Chh was gathered May 3. 1687. Mr Lee left it & returned to Europe, 1691. Aged widow Treby tells me she ..."

11. The Diary and Letters of Gouverneur Morris: Minister of the United States to by Gouverneur Morris (1888)
"... mortific,' and as that day does not suit the company, poor Monsieur Trout must e'en mortify two days longer. I cannot but sympathize in his afflictions. ..."

12. A History of New-York: From the Beginning of the World to the End of the by Washington Irving (1859)
"... he not luckily fallen ill of a fever, through mere chagrin and mortific.. tion—and deserted from all earthly command, with his beloved locks unviolated. ..."

13. The Metropolitan (1841)
"they not testify their pleasure of meeting, after John Bull's own style, by wringing each other's hand to mortific.ition, and shaking each other's arm to ..."

14. The Works of John Owen by John Owen (1826)
"that it good the gi •nature, but i Tout mortific "head of sin in. There i give over ; ever any c 4. Th nature is whereby the Spii eth agn the Sp flesh, ..."

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