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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Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
On April 29, 17-year-old Coney Island teen Tamari Carmona was fatally shot in the head at the Flatbush Gardens complex and died a week later.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 20 July 2025
The announcement came less than a day after a 13-year-old was fatally shot on the 3200 block of West Vliet Street.
—Liliana Fannin, jsonline.com, 20 July 2025
Police arrested a teenager accused of fatally shooting two people Saturday in downtown San Marcos.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 20 July 2025
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“Fatally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fatally. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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