[fa.tal.ly] adv (15c) 1: in a way determined by fate
2: in a manner suggesting fate or an act of fate: as a: in a manner resulting in death: mortally "~ wounded" b: beyond repair: irrevocably c: in a manner resulting in ruin or evil "it is ~ easy to pass off our prejudices as our opinions --W. F. Hambly" d: in a manner that cannot be easily resisted "thinks she is ~ attractive --J. W. Krutch"