mentally
adverb
men·tal·ly
ˈmen-tᵊl-ē 
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
Brian Jacquesable 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
David Foster WallaceI felt too hungry and tired and mentally overloaded to ask any more questions.—Rick Riordan
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His next hearing is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Ada County Courthouse, where Kimball will decide whether to grant the prosecution’s request to designate Stevens as dangerously mentally ill, transferring him to the prison for treatment.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 6 June 2025
The first patient admitted for mental health treatment arrived in 1725, and over the course of the 18th century, the hospital started accepting other mentally ill patients from wealthy families who could afford to pay for their stay.
—Asia London Palomba, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2025
Some of them aren’t physically or mentally ready to handle the grind and the pressure of playing in the National Hockey League.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 6 June 2025
After the event, Bliss said the Sacramento County Main Jail is overpopulated and failing to adequately treat mentally ill inmates.
—Ethan Wolin, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
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Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 6 June 2025
The first patient admitted for mental health treatment arrived in 1725, and over the course of the 18th century, the hospital started accepting other mentally ill patients from wealthy families who could afford to pay for their stay.
—Asia London Palomba, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2025
Some of them aren’t physically or mentally ready to handle the grind and the pressure of playing in the National Hockey League.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 6 June 2025
After the event, Bliss said the Sacramento County Main Jail is overpopulated and failing to adequately treat mentally ill inmates.
—Ethan Wolin, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for mentally
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“Mentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mentally. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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