à la mort

[ a la mawr ]

adjective

1. mortally ill.
2. melancholy; dispirited.

adverb

1. grievously; fatally.

Word History and Origins

Origin of à la mort¹

Literally, “to the death”

Example Sentences

Alamort, a-la-mort′, adj. half-dead: in a depressed condition: dejected.

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