Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mortally

/ˈmɔːtəli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: mor-tal-ly
IPA: /ˈmɔːtəli/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Fatally; in such a way as to cause death.

adv

As a mortal.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Sir Philip Sidney, soldier, courtier, statesman and poet, was born at Penshurst in 1554. He won imperishable fame 32 years later at the Battle of Zutphen in Holland when, mortally wounded, he refused a drink of water and passed his flask to a wounded soldier, with the words: 'Thy necessity is yet greater than mine.'"
"And all the depth of rightfull doome was taught / By faire Astræa with great industrie, / Whilest here on earth she lived mortallie […]"

Etymology

From Middle English mortally, equivalent to mortal + -ly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *mer-, mortally
Suffix: mortal

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈmɔːtəli/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more mortally (comparative) most mortally (superlative)

Derived Forms

perimortally

Frequently Paired Words

amortally immortally

Questions

How do you pronounce mortally?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɔːtəli/.
What does mortally mean?: Fatally; in such a way as to cause death.
Where does mortally come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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