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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

men·tal·ly

[men-tl-ee] Pronunciation Key

–adverb

1.	in or with the mind or intellect; intellectually.

2.	with regard to the mind.

[Origin: 1655–65; mental¹ + -ly

]

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men·tal¹ (měn'tl) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Of or relating to the mind; intellectual: mental powers.
Executed or performed by the mind; existing in the mind: mental images of happy times.
Of, relating to, or affected by a disorder of the mind.
Intended for treatment of people affected with disorders of the mind.
Of or relating to telepathy or mind reading.
Slang
1. Emotionally upset; crazed: got mental when he saw the dent in his new car.
2. Offensive Slang Mentally or psychologically disturbed.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin mentālis, from Latin mēns, ment-, mind; see men-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

men'tal·ly adv.

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