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Webster 1913 Edition

Mortifying

Mor′ti-fyˊing

,
Adj.
1.
Tending to mortify; affected by, or having symptoms of, mortification;
as, a
mortifying
wound;
mortifying
flesh.
2.
Subduing the appetites, desires, etc.;
as,
mortifying
penances
.
3.
Tending to humble or abase; humiliating;
as, a
mortifying
repulse
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Mortifying

MOR'TIFYING

,
ppr.
Changing from soundness to gangrene or sphacelus.
1.
Subduing; humbling; restraining.
2.
a. Humiliating; tending to humble or abase.
He met with a mortifying repulse.

Definition 2025

mortifying

mortifying

English

Verb

mortifying

  1. present participle of mortify

Adjective

mortifying ‎(comparative more mortifying, superlative most mortifying)

  1. Causing mortification; extremely embarrassing.

Noun

mortifying ‎(plural mortifyings)

  1. mortification; abstinence
    mortifyings of the flesh

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