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ADJECTIVE:
  1. Of an inhumanly cruel nature; fierce: fell hordes.
  2. Capable of destroying; lethal: a fell blow.
  3. Dire; sinister: by some fell chance.
  4. Scots Sharp and biting.

IDIOM:
at/in one fell swoop
All at once.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English fel, from Old French, variant of felon ; see felon1

OTHER FORMS:
fellness(Noun)


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