terminally

adv — 4 senses

terminally

adv

Etymology From terminal + -ly.

1

In a terminal manner.

2

Leading to death; lasting until death.

  • terminally ill
3

Government, Military, Politics, War Of missile guidance To the target.

  • terminally guided
4

Located at the end.

  • […] some of the feathers (especially posterior scapulars) with the broad edgings more rufescent and passing into whitish terminally; […]1919, Robert Ridgway, Herbert Friedmann, The Birds of North and Middle America, Part 8, Issue 1919, page 276:
  • In its simplest form this approach uses a lattice with a single chain terminally attached to the interface.2005, Terence Cosgrove, Colloid Science: Principles, methods and applications, page 119:
Derived terms
preterminally, terminally ill, terminally online

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