fatally
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- adverb
- /ˈfeɪtəli/
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fatalmente
- Twenty-two-year-old Emily June was fatally stabbed outside of the Winter Park restaurant where she worked as a waitress.
- fatally flawed
- fatally wounded
- fatally undermined
Well, this issue rears its head one final time, this time fatally for the Communists.
- Well, this issue rears its head one final time, this time fatally for the Communists.
- For these reasons, we think the structure is fatally flawed and that it cannot be forgotten.
- It's already been fatally compromised perhaps by the lockdowns for the last couple of years.
- Blacks or dozens of blacks are shot every day fatally by other blacks.
- Ultimately killing twelve people before fatally shooting himself.
- All the Cubans were killed by Harry and Harry was also fatally wounded by the big Cuban.
Examples
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...my partner and the assailant were both fatally wounded.
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In Texas, a grand jury refused to indict a man for fatally shooting another motorist following a traffic accident.
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A man was fatally attacked yesterday by some animal in this lake.
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Seven of them were fatally wounded.
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2 investigating officers were fatally wounded that day.
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In his latest robbery attempt, the man was fatally wounded, all right.
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A 19-year-old surfer was fatally attacked by a great white shark off the shore earlier today.
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He was fatally shot by 16-year veteran officer John Shepard.
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At which time uniformed officers fired upon the suspect, fatally injuring him only after all attempts to disarm him had been exhausted.
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A 19-year-old surfer was fatally attacked by a great white shark off the shore earlier today.
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Etymology
Fatally comes from the same root as fate and fatal, where fate meant 'what is meant to happen', so deadly events were once seen as fixed by fate. That's why fatally means 'in a way that causes death or disaster'.