mentally
adverb
men·tal·ly
ˈmen-tᵊl-ē 
1
: in the mind
Mentally he promised himself that he would never again use a collar on any living creature.—
Brian Jacques
: using the mind
Brian Jacquesable to mentally calculate large sums
2
: with regard to the mind or its capacity
physically and mentally healthy people
a mentally competent adult
a mentally challenging activity
… if you try to hide the fact that you feel mentally inadequate, and so go around making jokes about your own dullness and acting as if it didn't bother you at all …—David Foster Wallace
David Foster WallaceI felt too hungry and tired and mentally overloaded to ask any more questions.—Rick Riordan
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Also, keeping your dogs and cats active is a great brain activity and keeps them healthy both mentally and physically.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
Just getting back to fight again requires constant focus, and the cycle of death can be mentally deteriorating.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
And, not for nothing, but didn’t Brian Kilmeade say mentally ill homeless people should be executed the other day?
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Earlier this week, Manchin sat down with the Fox host Brian Kilmeade, who was last seen apologizing for saying that mentally ill homeless people should be executed.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
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Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
Just getting back to fight again requires constant focus, and the cycle of death can be mentally deteriorating.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
And, not for nothing, but didn’t Brian Kilmeade say mentally ill homeless people should be executed the other day?
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Earlier this week, Manchin sat down with the Fox host Brian Kilmeade, who was last seen apologizing for saying that mentally ill homeless people should be executed.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mentally
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“Mentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mentally. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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