mentally

adverb

men·tal·ly ˈmen-tᵊl-ē

: in the mind

Mentally he promised himself that he would never again use a collar on any living creature.—

Brian Jacques

: using the mind

able to mentally calculate large sums

: with regard to the mind or its capacity

physically and mentally healthy people

a mentally competent adult

a mentally challenging activity

… if you try to hide the fact that you feel mentally inadequate, and so go around making jokes about your own dullness and acting as if it didn't bother you at all …—

David Foster Wallace

I felt too hungry and tired and mentally overloaded to ask any more questions.—

Rick Riordan

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Leadership is demanding, and the end of the year offers a chance to recharge physically, mentally, and emotionally. —

Bryce Hoffman, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024 Earlier in the year, James missed two games by taking a week away from the team to heal his ailing left foot and reset mentally. —

Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024 The physical side will take care of itself, but whoever’s mentally prepared and doesn’t make those mental mistakes when the pressure’s on is going to be the difference. —

Ryan Morik, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024 The six-bed site in Chatsworth provides day-to-day medical care to assist mentally alert people who rely on ventilators, are quadriplegic or have other kinds of serious needs, but in a small setting that feels like a suburban home. —

Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mentally