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
Rick RiordanExamples of mentally in a Sentence
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In the box, there is an old diary of his mentally disturbed brother and a list: with their names and the dates of their deaths.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
Everyone rejoices, and Bailey exhales a sigh of relief, turning to her wall of interns to mentally capture the look of awe on their sweet little faces.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2024
Over the next several months, NBC News uncovered cases of six other men, many of them homeless, mentally ill or addicted to drugs, who had been buried in the pauper’s field while their families looked for them.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
Phoenix will return as Fleck, the struggling, mentally ill clown and stand-up comedian who’s driven to madness and the warm embrace of his evil alter ego, Joker.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2024
Against a shaky economic backdrop, Balenciaga bosses must be mentally high-fiving their predecessors who listened to Moss and unleashed Le City’s potential.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2024
Challenging yourself mentally will encourage you to spend your time reading or pursuing intellectual stimulation.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
Stay hungry and continue to invest in yourself mentally, physically and emotionally.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Even the most mentally resilient people have off days.
—Colleen Murphy, Health, 22 Mar. 2024
John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
Everyone rejoices, and Bailey exhales a sigh of relief, turning to her wall of interns to mentally capture the look of awe on their sweet little faces.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2024
Over the next several months, NBC News uncovered cases of six other men, many of them homeless, mentally ill or addicted to drugs, who had been buried in the pauper’s field while their families looked for them.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
Phoenix will return as Fleck, the struggling, mentally ill clown and stand-up comedian who’s driven to madness and the warm embrace of his evil alter ego, Joker.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2024
Against a shaky economic backdrop, Balenciaga bosses must be mentally high-fiving their predecessors who listened to Moss and unleashed Le City’s potential.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2024
Challenging yourself mentally will encourage you to spend your time reading or pursuing intellectual stimulation.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
Stay hungry and continue to invest in yourself mentally, physically and emotionally.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Even the most mentally resilient people have off days.
—Colleen Murphy, Health, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Mentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mentally. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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