fatally
/ˈfeɪtəli/
adverb
- 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.
- 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.