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
W. F. Hambly
d
: in a manner that cannot be easily resisted
thinks she is fatally attractive—J. W. Krutch
J. W. KrutchExamples of fatally in a Sentence
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Ali, 31, is charged with fatally shooting Ana Abulaban and Rayburn Barron on Oct. 21, 2021.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 23 May 2024
One man was fatally shot and another was injured in a shooting in Kansas City, Kansas, Wednesday night, police said.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2024
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Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 23 May 2024
One man was fatally shot and another was injured in a shooting in Kansas City, Kansas, Wednesday night, police said.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2024
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“Fatally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fatally. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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