Mortally and Rather

Mortally

Mortally adverb - To a great degree.

Rather is an antonym for mortally.

Nearby Words: mortal, mortality

Rather

Rather adverb - To some degree or extent.
Usage example: I say, don't you think that's rather expensive for a hamburger?

Mortally is an antonym for rather.

Both words in one sentence

  • Die Laughing In Predator, the mortally wounded alien, rather than die from bleeding out, sets a suicide bomb and begins laughing maniacally.
    Source: Die Laughing
  • Series / Forever Knight She was then mortally injured, and Nick turned her back into a vampire, explicitly against her will, rather than let her die.
  • Intimate Healing 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.
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