mentally

[men-tl-ee]

adverb

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

2. with regard to the mind.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mentally¹

First recorded in 1655–65; mental ¹ + -ly

Example Sentences

In 1811, Saxony’s king converted it into a model asylum for the mentally ill, and for many years it was.

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That obviously takes discipline mentally, but physically they all look ready too.

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The fitness influencer said she had been "terrified" and the stress had affected her physically and mentally.

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“He has been struggling quite a bit with his health, physically and mentally,” Mohammed Marouf told Salon.

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"They will both be going though turmoil - there's a lot of things to deal with mentally when you're getting to the end of a world championship."

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Related Words

• intellectually www.thesaurus.com
• psychologically