Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Intellectually; in the mind; in thought or meditation; in idea.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In the mind; in thought or meditation; intellectually; in idea.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb in a
mental manner; an idea thought out in one'smind , as opposed to an ideaspoken orally .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in your mind
Etymologies
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Examples
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But McCreight's discussions with Meyer or his potential employer didn't include the term "mentally unstable," which the filing describes as "words that Mr. McCreight would never use to describe a fellow Marine."
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I'd keep using the term mentally challenged, but "retarded" is simpler to type.
unclebob Diary Entry unclebob 2007
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But one of the queers - you know, what they call mentally maladjusted - might do it for fun, don't you think?
Twin Moons 2010
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The word, "mind," is simply a term mentally labeled onto the occurrence of the subjective event of the giving rise to something.
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The word, "mind," is simply a term mentally labeled onto the occurrence of the subjective event of the giving rise to something.
The Gelug-Kagyu Tradition of Mahamudra ��� 4 The Initial Level of Mahamudra Meditation 1997
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Yet I have sometimes wondered if what we call mentally askew people are not those that possess attributes which society is not wise enough to help them use wisely -- mightn't such people be like fine-blooded animals who sniff land and water where no one else suspects any?
The Best Short Stories of 1920 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story Various 1915
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I smiled slightly and sourly at what I called mentally "the pat incongruity" of the admonition with mood and written words.
The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) Marion Harland 1876
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* translates the title mentally as "forest of morning" *
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This will be my first serious attempt at NaNoWriMo and all the info in mentally preparing is greatly appreciated!
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Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik said Giffords was the target of a gunman whom he described as mentally unstable and possibly acting along with an accomplice.
Arizona Rep. Giffords Shot, 6 Killed By TERRY TANG 2011
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