of Mortify
Subduing the appetites, desires, etc.; as, mortifying penances.
Tending to humble or abase; humiliating; as, a mortifying repulse.
Filled with white flakes; mothery; -- said vinegar when containing mother. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Tending to mortify; affected by, or having symptoms of, mortification; as, a mortifying wound; mortifying flesh.