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mortally

/ˈmɔːtəli/ adverb C2
  1. Fatally; in such a way as to cause death.
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An archer, who saw the Eagle from a place of concealment, took an accurate aim and wounded him mortally.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 36 · B2
Some boatmen sailing by saw her, and taking a successful aim, mortally wounded her.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 37 · B2
“Bonaparte,” continued the baron, “is mortally wearied, and passes whole days in watching his miners at work at Porto-Longone.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 91 · C1

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