mortally
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7.1
- adverb
- /ˈmɔrtəli/
:
mortalmente
- The soldier was mortally wounded in battle, leaving his comrades in despair over their loss.
- mortally wounded
There is something sort of mortally hilarious about being a finite human with infinite tasks to do.
- There is something sort of mortally hilarious about being a finite human with infinite tasks to do.
- Apparently the pilot looked back, this Scottish coming from the back of his cab, this relatively mortally wounded person.
Examples
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There were two Arab men, one was dead and the other was mortally wounded.
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I'm mortally afraid of getting in touch with you, and yet I must, and this is my only way.
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In all, more than two dozen people had been killed or mortally hurt.
Academic text (2011) -
When I heard the noise, I had no doubt he was either dead or mortally injured.
Fiction book (1998) -
Who would spend this much money saving mortally wounded soldiers?
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The conservative movement in this country is mortally wounded and probably will not survive.
Blog text (31) -
My whole life, I've been mortally afraid of this.
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And he waited until after three of his marines were dead... and another lay mortally wounded.
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Meanwhile, a small crowd has gathered around the mortally wounded O'Malley.
Fiction book (1990) -
A soldier from U. S. Army's 3rd Infantry division was mortally wounded Tuesday when a road-side bomb exploded near Haditha.
Synonyms
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5.8
In a way that causes death
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7.2
In a way that feels very painful or shocking
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6.7
In a way that is very strong or extreme
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7.5
In a very serious and urgent way
In a way that shows great fear or warns of danger
How Deadly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word mortally comes from an old Latin word mortalis, which comes from mors meaning 'death'. So, mortally can mean 'in a way that causes death' or 'very extreme'.