premorse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Terminated abruptly, or as if bitten off.

Word forms

premorse

Etymology

From Latin praemorsus, past participle of praemordere (“to bite off”), from prae (“before”) + mordere (“to bite”).

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