mortally
pronunciation
How to pronounce mortally in British English:
UK [ˈmɔ:təli]
How to pronounce mortally in American English:
US [ˈmɔrtəli]
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- Adverb:
- in such a manner that death ensues (also in reference to hatred, jealousy, fear, etc.)
Word Origin
- mortally (adv.)
- late 14c., "to the death; resulting in death," also "bitterly, intensely," from mortal (adj.) + -ly (2).
Example
- 1. But is the wto so weak an organisation that the clash will mortally harm it ?
- 2. On june 4th gordon brown may be mortally wounded by nothing grander than election results for the european parliament .
- 3. However , dolphins are threatened by commercial fishing for other species , like tuna , and can become mortally entangled in nets and other fishing equipment .
- 4. When I read how prince andre felt when he went down mortally wounded , seeing the concrete nothingness of the sky , I actually had to stand up and take a walk it hit me so profoundly .
- 5. It punched my head , mortally . I guessed it lay inside my mother and her skirt , so I abandoned her and ran into the bedroom . I imagined death was on the pillows , so I rushed back to my mother for protection .