mortally
adv. manner C2 Proficiency US //ˈmɔɹtəɫi// UK //mˈɔːtəli// mor·tal·ly
adv. in a way that causes death. You use this to describe an injury or a blow that is so bad that it kills someone.
adv. in a manner that causes death or is fatal. Often used in literary or historical contexts to describe wounds, blows, or insults.
The knight was mortally wounded in the final battle.
The poet used the word to describe the king's mortally insulting speech, which ended the fragile peace.
The protagonist's journey is defined by a series of mortally dangerous encounters that test his resolve and ultimately lead to his tragic downfall.