à la mort
[ ala-mawr ]
/ a la ˈmɔr /
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adjective
mortally ill.
melancholy; dispirited.
adverb
grievously; fatally.
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Origin of à la mort
Literally, “to the death”
Words nearby à la mort
Alamein, à l'américaine, alamo, alamode, Alamogordo, à la mort, Alan, Alanbrooke, à l'ancienne, Åland Islands, à l'anglaise
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How to use à la mort in a sentence
Alamort, a-la-mort′, adj. half-dead: in a depressed condition: dejected.