mortally Copy link Outline I. Lit.1. mortĭfĕrē (v. rare)2. lētālĭter (v. rare)II. Fig. (colloq.), extremely) • mortally: I. Lit.: 1. mortĭfĕrē (v. rare): Marc. Dig. 9, 2, 36 Plin. Ep. 2. lētālĭter (v. rare): Plin. 11, 37, 81. Phr.: to be m. wounded, mortiferum vulnus accipere, Nep. Epam. 9; ita vulnerari ut eo ictu (aliquis) moriatur: cf. Jul. Dig. 9, 2, 51. Comp. mortal (II.) II. Fig. (colloq.), extremely): Phr.: to be m. jealous, misere invidere, Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 22: so perh. perdite, esp. with amare: v. desperately.