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
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—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
Nina wound up on the losing end, fatally stabbed by the princess.
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Colt Gray, also 14, fatally shot two students and two teachers at the school on Sept. 4, according to police.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
Nina wound up on the losing end, fatally stabbed by the princess.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 9 Jan. 2025
Flames fatally engulfed an 80-year-old woman on a motorized scooter at a Minnesota nursing home, according to police.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Fatally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fatally. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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