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Word: Fell
Aug. 14th, 2024 12:54 pmWednesday's word is...
...fell.
[fel]
adjective
1. of animals and people: cruel, ruthless, dreadful.
2. of poison: deadly destructive
origins
from Middle English fel, meaning 'savage'; from Old French felon, meaning 'wicked'
examples
1. They exhibited fell ferocity toward those they considered their enemies and killed them in great numbers.
2. Scientists agree that fell poisons had been administered by the mass murderer, who had to have been someone with access to such materials.
...fell.
[fel]
adjective
1. of animals and people: cruel, ruthless, dreadful.
2. of poison: deadly destructive
origins
from Middle English fel, meaning 'savage'; from Old French felon, meaning 'wicked'
examples
1. They exhibited fell ferocity toward those they considered their enemies and killed them in great numbers.
2. Scientists agree that fell poisons had been administered by the mass murderer, who had to have been someone with access to such materials.
