# mentally

Pronunciation: say "MEN-tuh-lee" /ˈmɛntəli/

## Adverb

1. In or with the mind, as when something is thought through silently rather than said aloud.
   - Simple: In or with your mind, like when you think something but do not say it.
   - _The night before the trial, he sat alone, mentally rehearsing his testimony._
   - _Long shifts in the emergency room leave nurses physically and mentally exhausted._

## Origin

Formed from mental and the suffix -ly.

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