fatally

/ˈfeɪtəli/
adverb
  1. In a way that causes death.
    • A single bee sting can be fatal to someone who is allergic.
    • The driver was fatally injured in the head-on collision.
    • The soldier was fatally shot while trying to protect his comrades.
  2. In a way that causes complete failure or ruin; disastrously.
    • His argument was fatally flawed because it ignored the main evidence.
    • The team's defense was fatally slow, allowing the opponent to score easily.
    • The company was fatally weakened by the loss of its biggest client.
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