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terminally

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ter·mi·nal  (tûrm-nl)
adj.
1. Of, at, relating to, or forming a limit, boundary, extremity, or end.
2. Botany Growing or appearing at the end of a stem, branch, stalk, or similar part.
3. Of, at, relating to, or being the end of a section or series; final. See Synonyms at last1.
4. Relating to or occurring in a term or each term: terminal inventories.
5. Causing, ending in, or approaching death; fatal: terminal cancer; a terminal patient.
n.
1. A point or part that forms the end.
2. An ornamental figure or object placed at the end of a larger structure; a finial.
3. Electricity
a. A position in a circuit or device at which a connection is normally established or broken.
b. A passive conductor at such a position used to facilitate the connection.
4.
a. Either end of a railroad or other transportation line; a terminus.
b. A station at the end of a transportation line or at a major junction on a transportation line.
c. A town at the end of a transportation line.
5. Computer Science A device, often equipped with a keyboard and a video display, through which data or information can be entered or displayed.

[Middle English, from Latin terminlis, from terminus, boundary.]

termi·nal·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.terminally - at the end; "terminally ill"
Translations
terminally [ˈtɜːmɪnəlɪ] ADV
1. (= incurably) to be terminally illestar en fase terminal
he was terminally ill with lung cancersufría un cáncer de pulmón en fase terminal
2. (= utterly) [boring, dull] → mortalmente; [stupid] → irremediablemente

terminally [ˈtɜːrmɪnəli] adv
to be terminally ill → être en phase terminale

terminally
adv
terminally illunheilbar krank; the terminally illdie Todkranken pl
(= utterly) boringendlos; terminally stupid (inf)saublöd (inf); terminally unfashionableheillos unmodern

terminally [ˈtɜːmɪnəlɪ] adv the terminally illi malati terminali
terminally [ˈtɜːmɪnəlɪ] adv the terminally illi malati terminali

terminally إلى النهاية smrtelně dødelig unheilbar μοιραία en fase terminal parantumattomasti fatalement smrtno in fase terminale 末期的に 종말에 terminaal dødssyk ostatecznie de modo terminal в конце obotligt ไม่สามารถรักษาได้ ölümcül olarak vô phương cứu chữa 末尾


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