mentally

adverb

men·​tal·​ly ˈmen-tᵊl-ē 

1

: in the mind

Mentally he promised himself that he would never again use a collar on any living creature.

—Brian Jacques

: using the mind

able to mentally calculate large sums

2

: with regard to the mind or its capacity

physically and mentally healthy people

a mentally competent adult

a mentally challenging activity

… if you try to hide the fact that you feel mentally inadequate, and so go around making jokes about your own dullness and acting as if it didn't bother you at all …

—David Foster Wallace

I felt too hungry and tired and mentally overloaded to ask any more questions.

—Rick Riordan

Examples of mentally in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Be an advocate for their well-being, mentally and physically. —Dr. Terrie Hope, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024

Advertisement Ohtani appeared to never mentally recover from taking a couple of Manaea’s sweepers in his first at-bat. —Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024

Keto cycling is a physically and mentally tough eating pattern. —Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 15 Oct. 2024

In Canada, however, where a federal program exists to assist those who wish to end their lives, there is a movement underway to consider mentally ill patients. —Jennifer Cloer, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing mentally

• mentally retarded