Mutilous
/ˈmjuː.tɪ.ləs/noun
Mutilous means maimed, mutilated, or lacking an essential part.
Did you know?Mutilous is a rare, largely obsolete English adjective formed from the same Latin source as mutilate, preserving an older vocabulary for bodily damage and incompleteness.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
mutilos
“Maimed or mutilated; the precise earlier origin is uncertain.”
Classical Latin
Latin
mutilus
“Maimed, mutilated, or deprived of a part.”
Classical Latin
Latin
mutilare
“To mutilate or deprive of a part; a verb derived from mutilus.”
16th Century
English
mutilous
“Maimed, mutilated, or defective; a rare learned form.”
Modern English
English
mutilous
“Obsolete or uncommon: mutilated or incomplete.”
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