1
: in a way determined by fate
2
: in a manner suggesting fate or an act of fate: such as
a
: in a manner resulting in death : mortally
fatally wounded
b
: beyond repair : irrevocably
c
: in a manner resulting in ruin or evil
it is fatally easy to pass off our prejudices as our opinions—
W. F. Hambly
W. F. Hambly
d
: in a manner that cannot be easily resisted
thinks she is fatally attractive—J. W. Krutch
J. W. KrutchExamples of fatally in a Sentence
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Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 7 Sep. 2024
His last interview would also be released just days before he was fatally shot.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 6 Sep. 2024
Hutchins was fatally shot by the actor on the Santa Fe set of the Western in October 2021 when his revolver fired a live round.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2024
Police fatally shoot armed man near Israeli Consulate in Munich
Ketanji Brown Jackson shares her and husband's love story
Apalachee High School shooting among these 2024 school shootings
Trial begins of 4 accused of helping Russia sow political division in U.S.
—Paul Larosa, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2024
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