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# terminally

adverb (terminally)

«terminally» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Terminally ill means having an illness that cannot be cured and will lead to death. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terminally/#m1)
2. (informal, joking) Terminally means extremely or hopelessly: "He's terminally lazy." "terminally boring". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terminally/#m2)

### In the lessons

In health and life lessons, and sometimes in family life, children may hear that a relative is terminally ill; hospices care for such people and help them be comfortable. The word is serious and should be used gently. The joking sense is used in everyday talk and reviews. Phrases: "terminally ill", "terminally boring", "terminally uncool".

### Examples

- Grandad was terminally ill, so he stayed in a hospice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terminally/#x1)
- Nurses help terminally ill patients feel calm and free from pain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terminally/#x2)
- The charity raises money for terminally ill children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terminally/#x3)
- The film was terminally boring. (informal) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terminally/#x4)
- My uncle is terminally late for everything. (joking) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terminally/#x5)
- When she was terminally ill, her family visited every day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terminally/#x6)
- Doctors told the family gently that he was terminally ill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terminally/#x7)

### Note

From "terminal" (the end). Be careful: the joking sense can sound unkind near people who are really ill. "Terminal" also means a station or airport building, or a computer screen and keyboard.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «terminally» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terminally/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«terminally» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/terminally.html) on Mova free.