mentally

adverb

men·tal·ly ˈmen-tᵊl-ē

: 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

: 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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Asking these questions keeps the team engaged and mentally active. —

Vera Petryk, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024 The study found that working moms who had authority and discretion around work had mentally healthier children. —

Chris Morris, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2024 It has been devoted exclusively to helping and housing the mentally ill all these years, with little public recognition. —

Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024 Jamie Lee Curtis shines as the harried, mentally ill mom of the Berzatto family, preparing Christmas dinner. —

Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mentally