fatally

adverb

fa·​tal·​ly ˈfā-tᵊl-ē 

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

d

: in a manner that cannot be easily resisted

thinks she is fatally attractive

—J. W. Krutch

Examples of fatally in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Elijah Rodriguez was alone in his Washington Township home when he was fatally shot, police said. —Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025

The voice sounded a lot like Chris Pelkey, a 37-year-old U.S. Army veteran fatally shot more than three ago during a road-rage attack in Chandler, Arizona. —Saleen Martin, USA Today, 10 May 2025

Their response was to shoot at the woman, who was then fatally wounded, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said in a May 8 news release. —Mark Price, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025

Police who were called to a domestic disturbance at a Burnsville residence on Wednesday found a woman had been fatally stabbed. —Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 8 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for fatally

• postnatally
• prenatally