fateful
[ feyt-fuhl ]
/ ˈfeɪt fəl /
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adjective
having momentous significance or consequences; decisively important; portentous: a fateful meeting between the leaders of the two countries.
fatal, deadly, or disastrous.
controlled or determined by destiny; inexorable.
prophetic; ominous.
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1, 4. See ominous.
OTHER WORDS FROM fateful
fate·ful·ly, adverbfate·ful·ness, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH fateful
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British Dictionary definitions for fateful
fateful
/ (ˈfeɪtfʊl) /
adjective
having important consequences; decisively important
bringing death or disaster
controlled by or as if by fate
prophetic
Derived forms of fateful
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