terminally
part of speech
adverb (terminally)
meaning for a pupil
1) Terminally ill means having an illness that cannot be cured and will lead to death. tree →
2) (informal, joking) Terminally means extremely or hopelessly: "He's terminally lazy." "terminally boring". tree →
sense in the lessons
In health and life lessons, and sometimes in family life, children may hear that a relative is terminally ill; hospices care for such people and help them be comfortable. The word is serious and should be used gently. The joking sense is used in everyday talk and reviews. Phrases: "terminally ill", "terminally boring", "terminally uncool".
examples
- Grandad was terminally ill, so he stayed in a hospice. tree →
- Nurses help terminally ill patients feel calm and free from pain. tree →
- The charity raises money for terminally ill children. tree →
- The film was terminally boring. (informal) tree →
- My uncle is terminally late for everything. (joking) tree →
- When she was terminally ill, her family visited every day. tree →
- Doctors told the family gently that he was terminally ill. tree →
note
From "terminal" (the end). Be careful: the joking sense can sound unkind near people who are really ill. "Terminal" also means a station or airport building, or a computer screen and keyboard.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «terminally» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.