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fatally /ˈfeɪt(ə)li /adverb1With death as a result: 21,000 soldiers died or were fatally wounded...- Upon his return, he is stunned to find Emily fatally wounded by an unknown assailant.
- Edgar fatally wounds his brother, leaving Edmund to confess to all of his crimes.
- The artwork presents a series of large silk veils suspended from the ceiling, which are imprinted with images of mothers whose children were fatally shot.
1.1In a way that leads to failure or disaster: the whole concept is fatally flawed the revelation fatally undermined the prosecution’s case [as submodifier]: Katharine’s sister is fatally attractive to men...- For me at least, a potentially distinguished performance was fatally undermined.
- Like its main character, the film is fatally flawed.
- These periodic sojourns backward in time fatally dilute the picture's narrative power.
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