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fatalistically

fatalistically adverb: in a fatalistic manner.

Adverb

fatalistically (comparative more fatalistically, superlative most fatalistically)

  1. In a fatalistic manner.
    • Women like Mary and Susan, who have needed to deny their lesbianism in order to retain financial support and avoid physical abuse, fear additional calls. "Pamela," an out lesbian whose parents have not been telephoned, explained that she fatalistically waits, knowing her "deeply religious...1985 December 21, Laurie Sherman, “Lesbian Students' Parents Getting Anonymous Calls”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 23, page 12
    • Kyiv has also signaled that any counterattacks in Russia are simply part of a war Russia started, and asked, perhaps fatalistically, what more could Russia do to Ukraine?2022 April 30, Andrew E. Kramer, “Ukrainian Official Outlines Intentional Ambiguity on Strikes Inside Russia”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Forms of fatalistically

comparativemore fatalistically
superlativemost fatalistically

Origin of fatalistically

From fatalistic + -ally.

Questions about fatalistically

What does fatalistically mean?
Fatalistically means in a fatalistic manner.
What part of speech is fatalistically?
Fatalistically is an adverb.

Words near fatalistically in the dictionary

  1. fatalism
  2. fatalisms
  3. fatalist
  4. fatalistic
  5. fatalistical
  6. fatalistically
  7. fatalists
  8. fatalities
  9. fatality
  10. fatality rate
  11. fatality rates

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