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fateful

[ feyt-fuh l ]
/ 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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Nearby words

fatbody, fate, fate map, fate worse than death, a, fated, fateful, fatefully, fates, fath, fath., fathead

Origin of fateful

First recorded in 1705–15; fate + -ful

SYNONYMS FOR fateful

1, 4 See ominous.

Related forms

fate·ful·ly, adverbfate·ful·ness, noun

Can be confused

fatal fateful fetal (see synonym study at fatal)
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British Dictionary definitions for fatefully

fateful

/ (ˈfeɪtfʊl) /

adjective

having important consequences; decisively important
bringing death or disaster
controlled by or as if by fate
prophetic

Derived Forms

fatefully, adverbfatefulness, noun
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