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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Bristol Borough Police Chief Joe Moors confirmed three people are dead after being hit by an Amtrak train in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Thursday.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Styr memorably beat the heck out of Jon Snow (Kit Harington) in a hand-to-hand battle before Snow fatally placed his axe in Styr's head.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Three people were shot, one fatally, at a home in Fort Lauderdale Friday morning, police say.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
On March 14, 2022, Murphy walked in to the Baton Rouge police station and admitted to fatally shooting his girlfriend Kaylen, who was reported missing by family three days earlier, Fox 8 reports, citing authorities.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Styr memorably beat the heck out of Jon Snow (Kit Harington) in a hand-to-hand battle before Snow fatally placed his axe in Styr's head.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Three people were shot, one fatally, at a home in Fort Lauderdale Friday morning, police say.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
On March 14, 2022, Murphy walked in to the Baton Rouge police station and admitted to fatally shooting his girlfriend Kaylen, who was reported missing by family three days earlier, Fox 8 reports, citing authorities.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Fatally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fatally. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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