mentally en · ADV
Pronunciation
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- /ˈmɛntəli/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós Proto-Italic *məntom Latin mentum English -al English mental Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English mentally From mental + -ly.
Meanings
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In a mental manner; an idea thought out in one's mind, as opposed to an idea spoken orally.
mentally capable
The novel he lends his name to is an account of that life, taking more or less the form of a memoir set down in the years immediately after World War II by an old man mentally preparing for death, not quite at home in the twentieth century (and a little proud of it, stubbornly clinging to his eartrumpet), whose significant memories reach back to the early 1890s and beyond.
2000, Bill Manhire, Doubtful Sounds: Essays and Interviews, page 124:mentally ill
This is a problem that needs to be solved mentally, not with brute force.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more mentally | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most mentally | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
mentally disordered · mentally handicapped · mentally retarded · mentally ill · mentally disturbed · mentally challenged
Translations (31)
gl mentalmente (in a mental manner) · cmn 精神上 (in a mental manner) · ru у́мственно (in a mental manner) · eo mense (in a mental manner) · tr aklen (in a mental manner) · pt mentalmente (in a mental manner) · bg наум (in a mental manner) · uk психі́чно (in a mental manner) · oc mentalament (in a mental manner) · hu mentálisan (in a mental manner) · it mentalmente (in a mental manner) · de geistig (in a mental manner) · pl psychicznie (in a mental manner) · hy մտովի (in a mental manner) · fr mentalement (in a mental manner) · ru мы́сленно (in a mental manner) · de psychisch (in a mental manner) · bg мислено (in a mental manner) · es mentalmente (in a mental manner) · sv mentalt (in a mental manner) · pl mentalnie (in a mental manner) · uk по́думки (in a mental manner) · fi henkisesti (in a mental manner) · cy yn feddyliol (in a mental manner) · cmn 心理上 (in a mental manner) · ro mintal (in a mental manner) · eo anime (in a mental manner) · ca mentalment (in a mental manner) · ja 精神的に (in a mental manner) · pl umysłowo (in a mental manner) · de mental (in a mental manner)