Mortally
Mortally adverb - To a great degree.
Rather
Rather adverb - To some degree or extent.
Usage example: I say, don't you think that's rather expensive for a hamburger?
Both words in one sentence
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In Predator, the mortally wounded alien, rather than die from bleeding out, sets a suicide bomb and begins laughing maniacally.
Source: Die Laughing -
She was then mortally injured, and Nick turned her back into a vampire, explicitly against her will, rather than let her die.
Source: Series / Forever Knight -
Averted rather horrifically in the manga version of Battle Royale, where Mitsuko Souma rapes a mortally wounded classmate while genuinely believing that this trope is in effect.
Source: Intimate Healing
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