Meaning

2 senses
  1. Fatally; in such a way as to cause death.

    in such a manner that death ensues (also in reference to hatred, jealousy, fear, etc.)

  2. (obsolete)As a mortal.

Examples

7 sentences
  1. Tom was mortally injured.

    ruТом был смертельно ранен.

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  2. Tom was mortally wounded.

    ruТом был смертельно ранен.

    deTom wurde tödlich verwundet.

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  3. Tom was found mortally wounded.

    deTom wurde tödlich verwundet aufgefunden.

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  4. His pride was mortally wounded by her reaction.

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  5. Tom mortally injured Mary when he ran her over with his dirt bike.

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Origin

From Middle English mortally, equivalent to mortal + -ly.

From Middle English mortally, equivalent to mortal + -ly.

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Forms

more mortally, most mortally
Comparativemore mortally Lesson
Superlativemost mortally

regular

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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