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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The father of a 6-day-old baby found mortally wounded on the living room floor of a Spring Valley home was arrested on suspicion of murder Wednesday, officials said. Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025 Meanwhile, episode one of season three picks up with adult Van (Lauren Ambrose) now staying with Taissa (Tawney Cypress) amid her battle with cancer and the latter’s separation from her wife, but Ambrose played coy about any sort of final destination for her character, mortally or romantically. Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025 Their closeness deepened when Mahler fell mortally ill. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025 Investigators didn’t elaborate on what occurred during the encounter before one of the officers fired his gun, mortally wounding the man. Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mortally

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
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 10 Mar. 2025.

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