deathly vs fatally

deathly

adv
  • In a way that resembles death. 

  • Extremely, dreadfully. 

adj
  • Deadly, fatal, causing death. 

  • Extreme. 

  • Appearing as though dead, or on the verge of death. 

fatally

adv
  • In a fatal manner; lethally. 

  • Ultimately, with finality or irrevocability, moving towards the demise of something. 

  • Fatedly; according to the dictates of fate or doom. 

How often have the words deathly and fatally occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )