FATALLY

fatally

(adverb) with fatal consequences or implications; “he was fatally ill equipped for the climb”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

fatally (comparative more fatally, superlative most fatally)

In a fatal manner; lethally.

Ultimately, with finality or irrevocability, moving towards the demise of something.

Fatedly; according to the dictates of fate or doom.

Synonyms

• mortally

Anagrams

• flatlay, layflat

Source: Wiktionary


Fa"tal*ly, adv.

1. In a manner proceeding from, or determined by, fate. Bentley.

2. In a manner issuing in death or ruin; mortally; destructively; as, fatally deceived or wounded.

FATAL

Fa"tal, a. Etym: [L. fatalis, fr. fatum: cf. F. fatal. See Fate.]

1. Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny; necessary; inevitable. [R.] These thing are fatal and necessary. Tillotson. It was fatal to the king to fight for his money. Bacon.

2. Foreboding death or great disaster. [R.] That fatal screech owl to our house That nothing sung but death to us and ours. Shak.

3. Causing death or destruction; deadly; mortal; destructive; calamitous; as, a fatal wound; a fatal disease; a fatal day; a fatal error.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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