命取り — meaning in English

English meaning

• baneful adj Poisonous, deadly.
• fatal adj Causing death.
• mortal adjective Certain to die eventually; not immortal.

Senses

命取り is used for these senses in English:

• baneful (archaic) Poisonous, deadly.
• fatal Causing death or destruction.
• mortal Causing death; deadly, fatal, killing, lethal (now only of wounds, injuries etc.). [from 14th c.]

baneful — full definition

1. adj Poisonous, deadly.
2. adj Harmful, injurious.

fatal — full definition

1. adj Causing death.
2. adj Causing serious harm, ruin, or failure, especially to a plan or process.

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