mortally
adverb
mor·tal·ly
ˈmȯr-tᵊl-ē 
1
: in a deadly or fatal manner : to death
mortally wounded
2
: to an extreme degree : intensely
mortally afraid
Examples of mortally in a Sentence
I'm mortally certain that I've seen that guy before.
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The cat was mortally struck by the vehicle, according to AGFC assistant chief of communications Trey Reid.
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Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 9 Oct. 2025
Then, the season finale ends with time reversing to the beginning of the episode, where Piper and Prue (Shannen Doherty) are left mortally wounded.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
Tortora eventually fights back and is acquitted, but he’s been mortally wounded.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Esquibell, who lived in the area, had just bought some food from a street vendor and was walking away when multiple suspects engaged in a gunbattle on the street that left Esquibell mortally wounded and at least three buildings in the area, including the Oakland Ice Rink, hit by gunfire.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
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Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 9 Oct. 2025
Then, the season finale ends with time reversing to the beginning of the episode, where Piper and Prue (Shannen Doherty) are left mortally wounded.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
Tortora eventually fights back and is acquitted, but he’s been mortally wounded.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Esquibell, who lived in the area, had just bought some food from a street vendor and was walking away when multiple suspects engaged in a gunbattle on the street that left Esquibell mortally wounded and at least three buildings in the area, including the Oakland Ice Rink, hit by gunfire.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Mortally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mortally. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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