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Meaning of 'mortally' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Mortally [ adv.]
- In a mortal manner; so as to cause death; as, mortally wounded.
- In the manner of a mortal or of mortal beings.
- In an extreme degree; to the point of dying or causing death; desperately; as, mortally jealous.

Meaning of 'mortally' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . mortally [ r]
Meaning (1):
- in such a manner that death ensues (also in reference to hatred, jealousy, fear, etc.)
Example in sentence:
  • a being of whom the forest Indians are said to be mortally afraid, with a hoof shaped like the heel of a bottle

Nearby Words:

mora moraine morainic moral morale moraler moralism moralist moralities morality

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