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mortally

adverb

ˈmȯr-tᵊl-ē How to pronounce mortally (audio)
Definition of mortallynext
as in terribly
to a great degree I'm mortally certain that I've seen that guy before

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Recent Examples of mortally In 1804, Vice President Aaron Burr mortally wounded former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton during a pistol duel in Weehawken, New Jersey. — ABC News, 22 June 2026 Extremely mad bordering on mortally offended in Pittsburgh, where Dan Muse claimed Crosby had never been given an embellishment penalty in 21 years. — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 16 June 2026 Metcalf, 17, was stabbed and mortally wounded on April 2, 2025, after ordering Anthony out from a section of bleachers under a tent belonging to Metcalf’s high school. — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 8 June 2026 Of the nearly 5,000 men who served in Peckman’s regiment, 102 were killed or mortally wounded, and 292 died in service altogether, Felix said. — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mortally
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mortally
  1. terribly
  2. extremely
  3. very
  4. incredibly
  5. severely
  6. highly
  7. badly
  8. too
Adverb
  • Though Lock and Fleury aren’t Darnold and Kubiak, Wednesday night’s game demonstrated that Seattle is not interested in making terribly many overarching changes from last year’s general offensive approach.
    — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The other might be the terribly limited prospects of people like Miguelito living in Chivilcoy, a town outside Buenos Aires, where the two latter parts of the film is set.
    — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of terribly
Adverb
  • Those advantages can deliver real business value and can be extremely difficult for competitors to overcome.
    — George Couris, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Despite this high level of inconsistency, people were extremely confident their memories were correct.
    — Elizabeth A. Phelps, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of extremely
Adverb
  • The real-life aspect of the things that inspired me to write this book were so much grimmer than the book itself and not actually very funny.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • At the very least, a loss would have quelled any desire to inflict further consequences on Michigan.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of very
Adverb
  • The drinks program is both incredibly strong and incredibly specific at Ernesto's.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Freedom Without Compromise Compliance and security teams may instinctively default to no because the risks are incredibly high.
    — David Matalon, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of incredibly
Adverb
  • The consequences of the economic crisis, migration, unemployment and diminishing access to education can sometimes be felt even more severely in smaller towns than in major cities.
    — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Homes from south Orange County to Malibu were flooded and severely damaged.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of severely
Adverb
  • Measles is a highly contagious airborne disease that causes fever, respiratory symptoms and a characteristic rash.
    — JULHAS ALAM, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
  • While the airline and ground control argued over replacements, a group of eight highly experienced traveling grooms, including Vard, slipped into emergency mode.
    — Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of highly
Adverb
  • Even the odd chance to counter-attack went badly wrong — summed up by the sight of Ouattara almost knocking over team-mate Mikkel Damsgaard with a wayward pass.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • At the time, the Mets were playing particularly badly and making a lot of mistakes on the basepaths, so Ewing’s two failed attempts were somewhat magnified.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of badly
Adverb
  • Rafaela recaps many shows for us, particularly the Below Deck universe, and writes about movies too.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
  • There were several other plays with noteworthy designs, too, albeit with varying results.
    — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of too

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