a. 1. Tending to mortify; affected by, or having symptoms of, mortification; as, a mortifying wound; mortifying flesh. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Subduing the appetites, desires, etc.; as, mortifying penances. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Tending to humble or abase; humiliating; as, a mortifying repulse. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a mortifying manner. [ 1913 Webster ]