mentally

adverb

men·​tal·​ly ˈmen-tᵊl-ē How to pronounce mentally (audio)
1
: in the mind
Mentally he promised himself that he would never again use a collar on any living creature.Brian Jacques
: using the mind
able to mentally calculate large sums
2
: with regard to the mind or its capacity
physically and mentally healthy people
a mentally competent adult
a mentally challenging activity
… if you try to hide the fact that you feel mentally inadequate, and so go around making jokes about your own dullness and acting as if it didn't bother you at all …David Foster Wallace
I felt too hungry and tired and mentally overloaded to ask any more questions.Rick Riordan

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By sharing the art of people with autism, Art of Autism aims to broaden the public’s understanding of their differences and unique perspectives, demonstrating how the arts can physically, mentally, socially and emotionally bridge communities. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025 This season has tested Porziņģis mentally as well as physically. Jay King, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025 People seem to mentally conceive of AI as being almost like a friend or peer. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025 The story follows orphaned Michelle’s quest (Brown) to find her presumably dead brother Christopher (Woody Norman), who is mentally controlling a limited-vocabulary robot named Cosmo (Alan Tudyk). Skyler Trepel, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mentally

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of mentally was in the 15th century

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“Mentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mentally. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.

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