death-bearing
death-bearing · more death-bearing · most death-bearing
Bringing or carrying deathBringing or carrying death; deadly; destructive
Meaning
1 sensesBringing or carrying death; deadly; destructive
Origin
From death + bearing. Compare Old English dēaþbǣre, cwealmbǣre (literally “death-bearing”)From death + bearing. Compare Old English dēaþbǣre, cwealmbǣre (literally “death-bearing”).
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Forms
more death-bearing, most death-bearing| Comparative | more death-bearing Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most death-bearing Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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