1
: in a way determined by fate
2
: in a manner suggesting fate or an act of fate: such as
a
: in a manner resulting in death : mortally
fatally wounded
b
: beyond repair : irrevocably
c
: in a manner resulting in ruin or evil
it is fatally easy to pass off our prejudices as our opinions—
W. F. Hambly
W. F. Hambly
d
: in a manner that cannot be easily resisted
thinks she is fatally attractive—J. W. Krutch
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Among the additional victims whom Reyes is now accused of killing is Claudio Cossio, who was 21 when he was fatally shot in the 4100 block of South Sacramento Avenue in Brighton Park in April 2020.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Johnson allegedly fatally shot Barnett in the parking lot of the Walmart Supercenter in the 8600 block of North Boardwalk Avenue on Aug. 21.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2025
David Gutierrez, 15, was on a Valentine’s Day date with his girlfriend when he was allegedly approached by five juveniles and fatally stabbed.
—Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Fatally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fatally. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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