mortally

adverb

mor·​tal·​ly ˈmȯr-tᵊl-ē How to pronounce mortally (audio)
1
: in a deadly or fatal manner : to death
mortally wounded
2
: to an extreme degree : intensely
mortally afraid

Examples of mortally in a Sentence

I'm mortally certain that I've seen that guy before.
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If not, Europe’s auto industry will be mortally wounded. Neil Winton, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024 In the film’s climactic final battle, Maximus kills Commodus but is mortally wounded himself. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024 In pages suffused with both fury and tenderness, his memoir-manifesto delineates a world in which the political remains mortally, maddeningly inseparable from the personal. New York Times, 8 July 2024 But Chmerkovskiy's assertion that Sheen was once mortally threatened by a fan, and that he was subsequently rescued by the DWTS-pro wife of his ex-wife's former DWTS partner is a revelation. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mortally 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of mortally was in the 14th century

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“Mortally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mortally. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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